Balgarianovinite.com Nomad Capital Group EOOD intends to acquire the now-defunct ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3 thermal power plant (TPP) in Stara Zagora Region (Southeastern Bulgaria) as well as the plant’s operator, ContourGlobal Operations Bulgaria AD, it transpires from a notification submitted by the company to the Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) on August 10. The notification, published on the CPC website, requests an assessment of the transaction’s impact on effective competition in the electricity market.
The CPC states that the acquiring company is not currently conducting any business operations. The Sofia-based Nomad Capital Group was registered at the end of March 2026 and has a capital of EUR 50,000.
The CPC will issue a final decision based on the provisions of the Competition Protection Act after conducting a comprehensive assessment of the notified transaction, the press release reads. In this regard, any third party may submit information or express its written opinion regarding the transaction and the impact it may have on effective competition in the relevant market in Bulgaria.
The Maritsa East 3 TPP – Bulgaria’s second-largest coal-fired plant – ceased operation in April 2025 following the expiration of its contract with the State for guaranteed purchase prices. Its majority owner is the US company ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3. The State-owned National Electricity Company (NEK) holds a 27% share. Recently Registered Company States Intention to Acquire Bulgaria’s Second-Largest Coal-Fired Plant 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-08-11 18:20:17 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