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                   RFE/RL Daily Report

                                      No. 5, January 11, 1993


BULGARIAN ENERGY PROBLEMS. Ukraine has cut off all coal
deliveries to Bulgaria, a Bulgarian energy official told
Reuters on 8 January. Dyanko Dobrev, the chairman of the
National Electric Company, said Ukraine informed Sofia it is
stopping exports in order to cover domestic coal shortages.
Unless Ukraine resumes deliveries within 10 days, Dobrev
noted, Bulgaria may have to consider buying replacement fuel
on the international market. In late December Russian energy
exports were temporarily reduced due to a pipeline failure
that caused a one-third reduction in natural gas deliveries.
On 10 January, however, the situation in Bulgarias energy
sector appeared to improve somewhat through the restart of
reactor no. 2 at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. The unit
was shut down last week after radioactive steam emitted from
the main circulation pump. On 10 January Reuters also quoted
Dobrev that cost considerations have forced Bulgaria to
start planning for storage of the nuclear waste produced at
Kozloduy.   Kjell Engelbrekt, RFE/RL, Inc.


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