
Bulgaria joins WB6 regional electricity market integration initiative, ECS, 18 May 2017
Bulgaria joins WB6 regional electricity market integration initiative - all neighbouring EU countries are now on board! 18 May 2017 The Bulgarian national regulatory authority (Energy and Water Regulatory Commission), the Bulgarian transmission system operator (Electricity System Operator EAD) and the Bulgarian power exchange (Independent Bulgarian Energy Exchange EAD) have formally declared their willingness to actively participate in the WB6 regional electricity market integration initiative. The new signatories of the WB6 Memorandum of Understanding will join the Programme Steering Committee on day-ahead market integration, whose task is to address all measures and steps needed for going-live of functioning day-ahead markets in and between the signatory countries. Since its signature by representatives of the Western Balkans 6 Energy Community Contracting Parties in April 2016, the Memorandum of Understanding has played a…