EVN building cogeneration plant in Plovdiv/Bulgaria

EnergyUtilities ♦ Published: September 13, 2010; 17:12 ♦ (Vindobona)

Today, Prime Minister Bokyo Borissov, Provincial Governor Erwin Pröll and EVN's CEO Burkhard Hofer oversaw the ceremony for the construction of a highly efficient cogeneration plant in the city of Plovdiv.

EVN building cogeneration plant in Plovdiv/Bulgaria / Picture: © EVN

The plant will enable the combined generation of electricity and heat and is being built on the grounds of an existing district heating plant.

EVN has been providing electricity to 1.6 m customers in Bulgaria since 2005 following the acquisition of a regional district heating company in 2007. EVN has also been supplying about 40,000 customers in the cities of Plovdiv and…