Deputy PM Vassilev: Bulgaria will develop new nuclear power generating capacities

Bulgaria will develop new nuclear power genrating capacities and this is included in the coalition agreement, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Asen Vassilev said in Parliament on February 17.

He explained that the purpose of his visit with Energy Minister Alexander Nikolov to the US was to discuss options in case energy supplies to Bulgaria were threatened because of the crisis in the region.

Regarding the development of small-scale nuclear capacity in the US, Vassilev pointed out that there is no working prototype yet. Instead, new available technologies have been considered.

"And here our task is to do our homework and decide what type of energy we will develop," Vassilev said.

He added that there are 4-5 geothermal technologies available, as well as electricity storage technologies.

Asen Vassilev responded to President Rumen Radev's criticism that the time for analysis is over and there are no real measures for the price of electricity. The deputy prime minister pointed out that the compensations are a fact, and the regulator EWRC should be given time for prices of electricity for households.

Regarding the cut budget of the prosecutor's office and the criticism of Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev, Asen Vassilev said that Bulgaria is the country with the largest budget for the judiciary - 0.7% of GDP, compared to 0.3% for the EU and denied that there is political pressure.

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