Electrical grid

Two companies, Turkey's Aksoy Energy and CPL Concordia of Italy, have passed the next stage in an important competition for the announced €100 million gasification of Skopje, it was announced.

Macedonia's Transport Ministry is due to select the winning private partner for the energy project in September.

If all goes to plan, construction is expected to start early next year.

The Competition Protection Commission (CPC) has accused the three electricity distribution companies (EPDs) operating in Bulgaria of abuse of dominant position.

CPS's motives to take the step were that the power distributors set and impose ungrounded prices for access to their low-voltage electricity transmission lines, Dariknews.bg has reported.

Greek power grid operator ADMIE attracted five expressions of interest as the government seeks to sell a controlling stake, state-controlled power utility PPC said on Friday.