Novinite reported that the Czech owned power utility CEZ is planning to invest more than BGL 1 million for improving the quality of power supply in the region of Sofia and in Southwestern Bulgaria.

Mr Ales Damm COO of CEZ Bulgaria has announced that the improvement works will be carried out in August 2010 when most of the people from Sofia and the region go on vacations. He added that "We use the holiday season to carry out the necessary actions for renovation and optimization of the electricity distribution network in the region. When the people from western Bulgaria come back from their vacations, they will enjoy better quality and safety of the power supply."

About BGL 354,000 will be invested in August 2010 for renovation of the electricity distribution network in Sofia and the nearby villages. In the village of Malo Buchino is carried out a reconstruction of low voltage air network and shifting of the power meters, which amount to BGL 210,000.

By the end of August 2010, CEZ will begin the reconstruction of the low voltage network and the installment of cables in the Sofia district Abdovitza. Other investment projects that the power utility is planning for August include the shifting of power meters in the municipality of the Bulgarian city of Petrich and in the city of Gotse Delchev, which amount to BGL 140,000.

There will also be a reconstruction and replacement of cables, shifting of electrometers and a construction of a transformer in the village of Dolna Dikanya near the city of Pernik, which will cost about BGL 88,000. Since the beginning of the year, CEZ has invested more than BGL 32.5 million in renovation and development of the electricity distribution network in western Bulgaria.

They are part of the envisioned investments for 2010 amounting to BGL 71 million and approved by the State Commission for Energy and Water Regulation.

(Sourced from www.novinite.com)