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/ world today news/ Do we need to know why we pay more and more for electricity? Most of us have faced the heart-attacking heating bills that scrape our already empty pockets to the bottom every winter. Do we need to cut the electricity heating and cooling alternative? How many years does it take the Bulgarian citizens, who are proud of the mass graduation of higher education, to understand the following obvious truths, which are:

– Bulgaria imports oil – which makes it energy dependent on this line
– Bulgaria imports natural gas – which makes it energy dependent on this line as well
– Bulgaria is poor in solid fuels, in particular coal – mainly low-calorie imports from Donbas and others are available.
– Bulgaria has undeveloped uranium deposits, but also declining nuclear energy
– Bulgaria has good water resources that favor the development of the water-energy sector
– Bulgaria also has its place under the Sun, which, according to all scientists, will shine for several thousand more years, but most likely it will not brighten our pockets, as the reasons are not astronomical but state-political. From the facts above it is clear that Bulgaria it can be strategically independent and profit from this only through RES and in particular nuclear power plants and thermal power plants, which we will pay special attention to in the series.

THEY ARE MADE FROM WATER, AIR AND THE SUN. VEI MEANS – RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES – THEY ARE RENEWED ON THE TERRITORY OF BULGARIA AND MAKE US ENERGY INDEPENDENT

According to the 2011 report of the State Environmental Protection and Energy Commission, 50,700,000 MWh were produced, 29,500,000 MWh were consumed for internal consumption on the territory of Bulgaria, 10,700,000 MWh were exported, are 10,500,000 MWh missing? In the missing 10,500,000 MWh, which is actually one of the main reasons for the increase in the price of electricity, the volume produced by photovoltaic plants is 112 times smaller and it is unrealistic that it is the basis of the price increase. Given that such a glaring shortfall was recorded, why was it not cut/deducted from the profits of all the companies in the chain. Why didn’t the government start with these losses and decide to tend to cut the path of green energy?
It is criminal to claim that RES and, in particular, photovoltaic parks, which produced only – 93,160 MWh out of a total of 50,700,000 MWh, which is 0.18% of the total amount, are the main reason for the increase in the price of electricity by 13%.

The government’s position is held strategically in the style of World War II or in one step forward two back. Let Bulgaria temporarily cover itself while all of Europe builds RES in the last years of this decade, let our European partners pay high prices now for RES, and let us pay the low ones later. (European countries deliberately and purposefully support the development of technologies so that they can massively become economically profitable for economic entities. Example: in 2008 the construction of 1 MW of photovoltaics was 5.5 million Euros, in 2012 it tends to 1 million Euros) Or in other words let’s be Andreshkovtsi again. This will surely be noticed by our European colleagues and partners and will have a negative impact in all aspects from criticism from EU headquarters to blocking foreign investment and deepening the economic, financial crisis and unemployment.

How did energy prices rise in Bulgaria?

The latest decision of the State Environmental Protection Agency is to raise prices by 13%. For CEZ users, this means an additional 2 cents. per kWh, and the price will reach 17.6 cents. per kWh In practice, if you consumed an average of 300 kWh per month (BGN 53), another BGN 6 will be added to your bill, which makes BGN 72. annually. According to Economy Minister Delyan Dobrev, 8% of the increase is due to green energy, while the BSP maintains the position that the price of electricity is rising not because of RES, but because of NEK’s debts. The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce believes that the increase in the price of electricity will deepen the problems in this business.
Quite logically, the decisions of the State Electricity Regulatory Commission on electricity prices also unpleasantly surprised the owners of renewable energy sources (RES). It has become clear that many investors in the sector failed to obtain Act 16 by 1 July and now their energy will be bought 2 times cheaper than Act 16 owners.

According to the Bulgarian Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (BFIEK), dozens of owners of solar installations whose commissioning permits have been blocked by the Directorate of National Construction Control (NDSC) are about to sue the state. According to preliminary data from the Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association, DNSC is cut off the procedures for 100 megawatts of solar power.Because of the delay, these investors miss out on the high preferential price for the purchase of electricity, which was valid until June 30 – an average of BGN 485 per megawatt hour, and will receive twice the lower price from July 1 – about BGN 236 per megawatt hour, which will deal a heavy blow to business.
According to the Institute for Energy Management, 55% of this price jump comes from NEK – the state company receives 120 million. BGN, with which to cover the losses from the larger than planned payments for green energy for the period 2011-2012; 140 million BGN from the costs of the company’s long-term contracts with the private TPP “AES Galabovo” and “Kontur Global Maritsa-Iztok 3” are deducted in a new allowance “non-reimbursable costs”; 70 million BGN on the other hand, they are added because of the higher prices of electricity from the electricity generation mix of NEK, writes “Capital” in its research. Another 31% of the jump was caused by newly joining green facilities (for 2012-2013), mainly photovoltaics. The higher electricity prices for TPP and other plants outside the NEK mix (“Maritsa 3”, Bobov dol and Varna) add 7% each. On top of this total, Bulgarian households will have to add 40 million. BGN for VAT.

Despite all the hysteria about the prices of green energy, more and more RES investors, citizens and experts are wondering if this is not an attempt to divert attention and cover other “expenses” in the domestic energy sector.

To put it mildly, the fact that the Ministry of Economy, NEK and electricity distribution companies do not know and do not publish what the energy mix from renewable energy sources is, what quantities are produced and at what prices are paid is also puzzling. It is completely out of the question that they pay monthly green energy invoices to producers and are not familiar with these details. Even more so with the recent changes in the law, each producer of electricity from RES must provide the electricity distribution company with a green energy origin certificate issued by the state Agency for Sustainable Energy Development (successor to the Energy Efficiency Agency) within one month. At least the agency in question has accurate data on how much electricity certificates have been issued.

How will they make payments if they don’t know the quantities produced and the capacity being connected? What are they hiding and who are they hiding it from?

For the moment, one thing is emerging as certain – for a period of only 2 months, the state will drain 70 million. BGN from the pockets of Bulgarian taxpayers to finance the NEC.