Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania EAD (NEK) ( bg, Национална електрическа компания ЕАД ; en, National Electricity Company) is a single-owned joint-stock electric company headquartered in
Sofia
Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...
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Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
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Bulgarian Energy Holding Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (BEH EAD) is a state owned energy holding company in Bulgaria. It was incorporated on 18 September 2008 after renaming Bulgargaz Holding EAD.
In November 2009, the Bulgarian Government decided to list the company at t ...
is the holder of the capital of NEK.
The main company's activities are the generation of electrical energy, purchase and sale of electrical energy, import and export of electrical energy. NEK is the owner of 30 hydro and pumped storage
power plant
A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the electricity generation, generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an el ...
s with a total installed capacity of 2713
MW. Most of the hydropower is generated within four hydropower cascades: Belmeken-Sestrimo-Chaira; Batak, Vacha, and Dolna Arda. All are used to cover peak loads, and to regulate the grid system.
NEK is a holder of hydro (HPP&PS) generation license, electricity trading license and public power supply license, all issued by SEWRC.
NEK, through its branch Dams and Cascades, manages 40 dams and the total capacity of the storage reservoirs operated by NEK represents 50.1% of the total controlled water resources of the country.
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Electric power companies of Bulgaria
Government-owned companies of Bulgaria
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