The EU Commission fines the BEH Group € 77 million for blocking access to key natural gas infrastructure in Bulgaria

The European Commission has fined the Bulgarian Energy Holding (“BEH”), its gas supply subsidiary Bulgargaz and its gas infrastructure subsidiary Bulgartransgaz (“the BEH group”) €77.068.000,00 for blocking competitors’ access to key gas infrastructure in Bulgaria in breach of article 102 of TFEU. The Commission opened a formal investigation into the BEH Group’s behaviour on July…