Енергийната бедност – риск пред енергийната сигурност на България
Energy poverty - risk to Bulgaria's energy security

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Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Economy, National Economy, Energy and Environmental Studies, Sociology, Economic policy, Applied Sociology, Evaluation research, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Център за изследване на демокрацията
Summary/Abstract: Energy poverty is among the most alarming risks to Bulgaria's energy security. More than 43% of the population said that their household had to be deprived of normal heating and the use of electrical appliances after the last increase in electricity prices by 10% in October 2014. This measure was taken as an attempt to stabilize the financial situation of the National Electricity Company after a period of artificial price retention. The effect is particularly strong on vulnerable population groups (hosts, unemployed, retirees, learners), with some of them over 60% admitting to being deprived of normal heating and the use of electrical appliances to pay their bills. For another nearly a third of the population (30%) had to save, even though this did not lead to real deprivation.

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