Balgarianovinite.com Energy Minister Iva Petrova will visit the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on Tuesday, the Energy Ministry’s press centre said. The talks will focus on the current operation of Units 5 and 6, the impact of the low water level of the Danube River on the plant’s operation, and measures taken by the Energy Ministry to ensure the security of the electricity system.
She will be accompanied on the working visit by Energy Ministry experts and representatives of the management of Bulgarian Energy Holding and the Electricity System Operator. A media briefing is scheduled to begin at around 2 p.m.
On Sunday, the Energy Ministry said that the NPP’s two units continued to operate at their planned load despite record-low water levels in the Danube.
The Kozloduy NPP has taken measures to ensure the safe and reliable operation of its nuclear facilities due to record-low water levels in the Danube River, the plant said in response to a question from the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) last week.
So far, the low water level along the Bulgarian stretch of the river has hampered navigation and distrupted river shipping.
Against the backdrop of historically low Danube levels, Hungary’s Paks Nuclear Power Plant was shut down in an unprecedented move for safety reasons, while on July 31, the Romanian government of outgoing Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan declared a nationwide state of heightened readiness in the energy sector for the whole of August.
Due to the emergency situation, the Romanian military carried out a controlled explosion aimed at increasing the water flow available to the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant. Authorities in both Romania and Hungary called on major energy consumers to voluntarily reduce their consumption.
Serbia is also experiencing problems caused by the low water levels of the Danube. President Aleksandar Vucic said on Sunday that authorities were taking steps to ensure the continued operation of the NIS refinery in Pancevo despite disruptions to river transport. The refinery relies on the Danube both for exporting fuel and for imports of petroleum products from regional refineries. Energy Minister to Visit Kozloduy NPP over Low Danube Water Levels 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-04 05:27:40 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law