Central heating

Heating companies have requested a rise in the price of heating and hot water between 29 percent in Sofia and 332 percent in Veliko Tarnovo. This is clear from the published statements of the companies on the website of the energy regulator.

Toplofikacia-Varna has submitted a proposal for a 116% higher price, and Toplofikacia-Burgas, as well as the company in Pleven - almost 170%.

As of today, April 26, Sofia District Heating ("Toplofikacia") will start phasing out the heating in the capital, the company announced.

All share distribution companies have been notified, and the process of shutting down the heating system is expected to be completed by April 28.

The shock waves after the explosion that destroyed the star swept up the gas around it heating it to enormously high temperatures

The municipality of Hissarya is switching to electricity from tomorrow. The hospital, kindergartens, schools and community centers must stop electric heating and switch to heating with stoves.

The electric buses that we can see more and more often in Sofia are a step towards the modernization and improvement of public transport, especially when we talk about air quality. But how warm is it inside in the winter? An experiment showed that in the electric bus number 60 it is about 6 degrees Celsius.

An accident left large parts of Plovdiv without heating and hot water.

The heat supply has been restored only in some parts of the residential area "Trakia", in the other five districts of Plovdiv there is no heating and hot water.

The accident is very big and is probably due to leaky heat pipes, but it is not yet specified where it is and what exactly caused it.

"Toplofikacia Sofia" EAD will start the gradual start-up of the heating in the capital by the end of the week, the company announced.

The current increase in prices will be felt in our bills for January, Vasko Nachev believes

We can expect new "price slaps" from the beginning of next year. This opinion was expressed by energy expert Vasko Nachev.

"We can certainly expect more price slaps, unfortunately. And this will happen on January 1," Nachev said on the show" Hello, Bulgaria. "

"Heating should rise in price by 20% from the New Year." This was stated by the executive director of Toplofikacia Sofia, eng. Alexander Alexandrov on bTV.

The appreciation of electricity andfuels has pushed food prices up and has boosted inflation, Consumer Protection Association (CPA) Chairman Peyo Mayorski said, quoted by the NGO in a press release on Tuesday.
A CPA survey found that food prices have gone up by an average of 5 per cent since May 2021, most appreciably for cooking oil,