Great Expectations For Electricity Trading

The launch of effective electricity trading has been expected for several years. It seems the regulator might finally be ready.

New entrants to the free electricity market

The electricity market in Bulgaria has been fully liberalised, by law since 2007. But until recently electricity trading has been limited.

A new free market consumer group

In an attempt to achieve more effective liberalisation of the market (and keep regulated household prices low), in July 2012 the Parliament amended the energy law. Consumers connected to the middle-tension (средно напрежение) grid (mainly small- and medium-size companies) were excluded from the group of consumers entitled to purchase electricity at regulated prices. Instead, they were required to start purchasing their electricity on the free market, along with the big industrial companies.