Record electricity price
Tomorrow, Bulgaria will report one of its highest average electricity prices since 2022. Quotations on the energy exchange show that the price is reaching 360 levs per MWh, while the volumes during the evening peak exceed 1,000 levs per MWh.
This is despite the restart of the 6th unit of the Kozloduy NPP, which in June was almost out of operation due to an accident.
In Hungary, the price jump is even greater, since in the evening electricity will be traded at almost 2,000 levs per MWh. The reasons for the price transfer to our market are the severe heat wave, the cross-border "bottleneck" and increased energy exports to Ukraine. Problems with transit through Serbia also exacerbate the situation due to a reduced capacity of 25%.
Velichie in shambles
Three former Velichie MPs - Darin Georgiev, Viktoria Vasileva and Georgi Kukov - now independent following the collapse of the party's parliamentary group, have asked parliament to probe Velichie's informal leader Ivelin Mihailov's financial activities behind the tourist attraction Istoricheski park.
According to the petitioners, "all data on crimes committed in connection with the activities of Ivelin Mihailov and the cultural-historical complex 'Historical park' built in the village of Neofit Rilski, municipality of Vetrino should be checked, including crimes related to money laundering and relationships of local and central government representatives with its construction".
It is proposed that the commission consist of 18 members - three from each parliamentary group, to work for one month.
Danube bridge repair begins
A major repair of the Danube bridge near Ruse, valued at more than 44.8 million levs, begins today (July 10), the Road Infrastructure Agency reports. The funds are allocated from the budget of the agency. The contractor is Danuv Most, and according to the contract, the repair should last 2 years.
The facility will not be closed, and construction activities will take place without stopping traffic. The site will be worked on daily for 10-12 hours during daylight hours, the announcement states. The work process will be organized and carried out in such a way that vehicles pass in stages in both directions in the lane that is not under works.
