THE CURRENT STATE AND THE OBJECTIVES OF THE BULGARIAN ELECTRICITY MARKET WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE EU INTERNAL ELECTRICITY MARKET

The purpose of this paper is to show the current state of affairs in the electricity market and the level of achievement of the policy goals to which a developed electricity market is instrumental. The electricity market is considered as a policy tool for broader objectives of economy competitiveness, tackling climate change and energy security. The paper states that the current state of development of the electricity market is one of a hybrid model containing both free and regulated segments with considerable government share and insufficiently impartial regulation.