site.btaVidin Residents Protest Against High Electricity Bills, Protest Also Planned in Silistra

Residents of Vidin Monday held a protest outside the headquarters of Electrohold, the energy distribution company in Western Bulgaria, to voice their concerns about high electricity bills.

Protesters threw eggs at the building of the energy distribution company, while the local administration told BTA that the protest was not registered with the Municipality.

Residents of Silistra will also hold a protest due to high electricity bills and problems with the quality of the power supply against Energo-Pro, the energy distribution company in Northeastern Bulgaria. The protest is scheduled for March 7. 

Their dissatisfaction is provoked by numerous reports and complaints of residents about inflated invoices in recent months, as well as frequent power outages and voltage drops in some settlements, including the villages of Aydemir and Kalipetrovo, the organizers of the protest said.

Over the last weeks, citizens have held protests against the high electricity bills in several cities across the country, including Plovdiv (South Central Bulgaria) and Shumen (Northeastern Bulgaria). On Friday, Caretaker Energy Minister Traicho Traikov stressed that a large share of the higher electricity bills is due to increased energy consumption. He said that on the regulated market in December, compared to November 2025, electricity sales increased by 33% for Electrohold, 47% for Energo-Pro, and 41% for EVN (Southeastern Bulgaria). In January 2026, compared to December 2025, sales rose by 14.5% for Electrohold, 14.3% for Energo-Pro, and 16.2% for EVN.