Energy Minister Urges Regulator to Set Deadline for High Electricity Bill Reviews as Complaints Reach 2,200 2026

Balgarianovinite.com Cаretaker Energy Minister Traicho Traikov called on the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) to provide full information and a clear timeline for completing investigations into complaints about high electricity bills, the Ministry said on Friday.
EWRC received around 2,200 such complaints by Friday, nearly double the 1,200 reported on Thursday. 
Following the Minister’s initiative and amid rising public concern over higher winter electricity bills, a working meeting was held on Friday with EWRC Chair Plamen Mladenovski.
According to EWRC, average electricity consumption rose by 30–40% in December 2025 compared with November. Analysis covering November, December, and January shows that 40–45% of complainants used less electricity than a year earlier, around 20% had higher consumption, and a few cases showed significant deviations.
The regulator has committed to presenting aggregated results of the reviews by late February–early March, with the Minister to receive regular updates.
The meeting also addressed potential compensation for consumers if violations are found, which would be the responsibility of electricity distribution companies under strengthened regulatory oversight.
In early February, EWRC reported receiving over 300 complaints from household consumers, and the Bulgarian Ombudsman recommended a review after dozens of citizens flagged unexplained December 2025 and January 2026 bill increases. Energy Minister Urges Regulator to Set Deadline for High Electricity Bill Reviews as Complaints Reach 2,200 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-02-20 19:43:29 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