Bulgaria Power Utility EVN to Invest BGN 100 M in New Plant

EVN plans to construct a new plant next to the existing Plovdiv North Heating Plant. Photo by stroitelstvo.bg

Bulgaria’s Austrian-owned power utility EVN announced it planned to invest BGN 100 M in a new electricity and heating plant.

The new power plant will be constructed by EVN Bulgaria near the Plovdiv North Heating Plant.

The new facility will be fully funded by EVN, announced Jorg Sollferner, Manager of EVN Bulgaria Toplofikatsia EAD.

EVN has picked Siemens to execute the project after a tender. The Manager of Siemens Bulgaria, Boryana Manolova, has stated that the company will hire Bulgarian firms as subcontractors, as cited by BGNES.

The ground breaking ceremony of the new plant is planned for June 2010; it is supposed to be fully operational in the fall of 2011.

Sollfelner said the new plant will run on natural gas, and will be 20% more efficient than the existing Plovdiv North Power Plant.

In his words, the production of electricity will help stabilize the electricity supply in the region. EVN is the electricity distribution company for South-central and Southeastern Bulgaria.

According to the Manager of EVN Bulgaria Toplofikatsia, the new facility will be more-environment friendly, and will use latest technology, which guarantees it will operate for 20 years without failures and repairs.

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