After a week of thousands of people in distress and hundreds of settlements without electricity, the least the state regulator KEVR should do is for its members Ivan Ivanov, Alexander Yordanov, Blagoy Golubarev, Dimitar Kochkov and Penka Trendafilova to resign. This was stated in his position by the leader of the DPS - Novo Nachola Delyan Peevski.
It is outrageous that in this crisis situation, the commissioners, whose main responsibility is to protect the interests of consumers, announced that they would conduct some kind of extraordinary inspection, throwing dust in people's eyes and again disappeared from the public space.
I call on them not to hide behind weather conditions, expired mandates or insufficient powers, but to take responsibility for the fact that they cannot cope with the malfunctioning ERPs. Otherwise, doubts about oligarchic and business ties remain, for which we call for an investigation by all competent authorities.
This farce must end and people must have their electricity supply restored, and the electricity distribution companies must bear full responsibility for the failure to fulfill their obligations, which are far from being related only to not interrupting the supply of electricity when it snows, but to renew and maintain the electricity transmission network as required by their license contracts, without transferring the payment of compensation to the state.
Moreover, against the background of the resources that are poured by Bulgarian taxpayers into the EDPs, it is a manifestation of enormous cynicism and absolutely unacceptable to fulfill their request for a 9% increase in electricity prices from January 1, 2025.
We support every fair protest of those affected by the electricity crisis, and DPS-NOVO NACHALO will contribute in the National Assembly a proposal to dismiss the members of the Energy Regulatory Commission and begin the procedure for selecting a new composition of the regulator.
People want the state to provide them with what they need to live well and safely, and when those in power do not fulfill these responsibilities, they must be forced, with all the means of democracy, and we from the DPS-NEW START will be the voice of the people, at the height of public expectations.