Slovenian energy group Petrol wins public heating deal in Bulgaria

Petrol dd Ljubljana

16/01/2017 15:49

LJUBLJANA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Slovenia's energy firm Petrol 
 PETG.LJ  has won a deal to improve a public heating system in 
Bulgaria's capital Sofia, which is the biggest heating system of 
its kind in the Balkans and the second biggest in Europe, Petrol 
said on Monday. 
    The aim is to reduce the cost of production and distribution 
of heating, improve supply quality, reduce energy loss and 
diversify production capacities, Petrol said in a statement. The 
company did not disclose the value of the deal. 
    Heating systems like the one in Sofia supply heat to 
apartments across the city from a single or a number of heating 
facilities. 
    Petrol has signed the deal with Toplofikacia Sofia E.A.D. 
which manages Sofia's heating system and is the largest company 
in Bulgaria. 
 
 (Reporting By Marja Novak. Editing by Jane Merriman) 
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Keywords: PETROL BULGARIA/