The Minister of Energy will give a briefing due to the investigation of the European Prosecutor's Office in Bulgartransgaz

The Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov will give a briefing on current energy topics. The meeting with the media will take place tomorrow morning, August 14, 2024 and will be in the building of the Ministry of Energy at 8 Triaditsa Street. This was announced by the Ministry of Energy.

In all probability, the briefing will be due to the inspection carried out today by the European Prosecutor's Office in the offices of "Bulgartransgaz". The initial information was that the inspection was due to the contract with Botash. The Turkish company is also being checked by Brussels.

Subsequently, information appeared that the checks were due to the European financing of the expansion of the gas storage in Chiren. Checks were carried out in several places around Sofia and the country, the Ministry of the Interior confirmed. According to bTV, there was also an inspection at the offices of Glavbolgarstroy, which is the contractor for part of the modernization.