site.btaNational Electricity Company Has Paid 53 Per Cent of Electricity Received by Producers in First Seven Months of Yea

Sofia, August 27 (BTA) - The National Electricity Company (NEK) has paid 53 per cent of the electricity received from producers in the first seven months of the year, according to data published on the website of the Economy and Energy Ministry.

The data show that NEK has been sinking into debt with ever larger amounts in the period under review. NEK's debt at the start of January totalled 885.8 million leva, and reached 1,129 million leva at the end of July.

The largest debt is to the power plants AES 3C Marista East 1, 288 million leva, and ContourGlobal Maritsa East 3, 216.4 million leva.