“Despite the general agreement on temporary inclusion of the power plant into the system during the winter of 2015 in case of a gas crisis, the European Commission did not reply in connection to the plant’s operational permits,” CEZ’s Bulgarian unit said in a statement.?
? Varna power plant is situated in south-eastern Bulgaria near the Black Sea port of the same name. Its generating capacity of 1,260 MW (6 x 210 MW) made Varna the largest conventional plant of CEZ Group.
CEZ Group has owned the 100% share in Varna power plant since October 2006. Recent negotiations with state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holding to fund the necessary environmental upgrades at the plant failed.
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