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Cost of Natural Gas in Bulgaria

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As of Mid 2008

Here are the Natural Gas prices as confirmed by the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (www.dker.bg). Prices do not include VAT.

1. Price of natural gas through the gas transportation network of the transporting company – 19.73 lv/1000m3

2. Price of natural gas through the gas distributing network of the transporting company – 7.72 lv/1000m3

3. Price of preservation of natural gas – 2.49 lv/1000m3/month

4. Price of natural gas when selling from public suppliers to consumers acceded to the transportation network – 413.47 lv/1000m3

5. Price of natural gas when selling from public suppliers to consumers acceded to “Bulgargas” low pressure networks – 421.19/1000m3

6. Prices of natural gas when selling from public providers, sample list:

Distributing company	Prices of transportation through distributing networks /1000m3			Prices from Public Providers
				Prices from Public Providers
	IC*	PACC*	IEC*	IC	PACC	IEC
Black Sea Technological Company, Dobrich		181.16	216.3		594.63	629.77
up to 20,000 m3	125.06			538.53
up to 200,000 m3	92.79			506.26
up to 1,000,000 m3	84.25			497.72
more than 1,000,000 m3	58.39			471.86
Black Sea Technological Company, Dobruja		185.36	258		598.83	671.47
up to 20,000 m3	126			539.47
from 20,001 to 200,000 m3	95			508.47
from 200,001 to 1,000,000 m3	82			495.47
from 1,000,001 to 5,000,000 m3	69			482.47
from 5,000,001 to 10,000,000 m3	51			464.47
more than 10,000,000 m3	41			454.47
Hebrogas, Pazarjik			212.33			625.8
up to 10,000 m3	102.88			516.35
from 10,001 to 1,000,000 m3	64.2			477.67
from 100,001 to 1,000,000 m3	37.82			451.29
up to 1,000,000 m3		146.59			560.06
more than 1,000,000 m3	34.89	100.55		448.36	514.02
Yambolgas 92, Yambol			263.98			677.45
up to 100,000 m3	59.34			472.81
from 100,001 to 1,000,000 m3	56.96			470.43
more than 1,000,000 m3	50.57			464.04
up to 10,000 m3		185.84			599.31
from 10,001 to 100,000 m3		180			593.47
more than 100,000 m3		173.59			587.06
Gazosnabdiavane, Stara Zagora			243.86			657.33
up to 100,000 m3	88.01	120.94		501.48	534.41
from 100,001 to 1,000,000 m3	46.18	108.91		459.65	522.38
more than 1,000,000 m3	31.86	84.39		445.33	497.86
Primagas, Varna	71.32	141.46	245.85	484.79	554.93	659.32
Sofiagas, Sofia Municipality			235.95			649.42
up to 10,000 m3/per year	126.09	153.75		539.56	567.22
up to 100,000 m3/per year	99.23	123.12		512.7	536.59
up to 1,000,000 m3/per year	79.59	88.2		493.06	501.67
more than 1,000,000 m3/per year	46.73	67.26		460.2	480.73
Gazosnabdiavane Rousse			234.74			648.21
up to 10,000 m3/per year		153.27			566.74
up to 100,000 m3/per year	96.06	133.29		509.53	546.76
up to 1,000,000 m3/per year	80.23	88.22		493.7	501.69
more than 1,000,000 m3/per year	48.55	67.11		462.02	480.58
*IC - Industrial Companies
*PACC - Public-Administrative and Commercial Consumers
*IEC - Individual End Consumers