A set of amendments to Bulgaria's Energy Act passed second
reading in Parliament on Friday.
The provisions stipulate an extension in the regulatory
period for prices of electricity and heating by July 31 (from June 30), which
is expected to allow a 55 decrease in household electricity prices by 5%.
The bill, initiated by Ramadan Atalay, chair of the
parliamentary energy committee and MP of ethnic Turkish party Movement for
Rights and Freedoms (DPS), was backed by 115 MPs, with no opponents or
abstentions, according to reports of the Focus news agency.
