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Bulgaria continues to work on Belene NPP and Balkan Stream projects despite Covid-19 pandemic

Bulgaria's Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova
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 Bulgaria continues to work on all big strategic projects despite the Covid-19 pandemic, this country’s Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova said at a briefing at the Council of Ministers building. The fulfillment of the two major infrastructure projects in the gas sector- the Balkan Stream and the Bulgaria-Greece interconnector is carried out in strict compliance with the safety measures. As for the project for construction of the second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria-Belene NPP, the five shortlisted candidates have signed a confidentiality agreement. They received Information Memorandum with basic information about the project, so they can prepare their binding offers, Minister Patkova said further.




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