Ardino municipality is located in South-Central Bulgaria in Kardjali District. The Municipality consists of 52 cities and villages. The regional center of Ardino municipality is Town of Ardino. Information about Municipality Ardino
Politics: News about Gorna Arda hydrocascade District Kardjali >> Monday, 2009-05-11 16:41 Source: Stroitelstvo Gradat Bulgaria has set a goal of 10% electricity from renewable energy sources in 2010 and 16% in 2020. The figure for 2008 is 7%, only 4% is from wind farms, the rest is from hydropower plants. Currently only 36% of the hydro potential of the country is used in 26 big power stations over 10 MW. Tsankov Kamad hydropower plant on Vacha river is under construction, the National Electricity company started rehabilitation of the third HPP of Dolna Arda cascade, the project is to be completed in 2010, it will ha... Travel: The Krivus fortress near village of Bashevo Village of Bashevo >> Monday, 2009-03-16 13:28 Source: BIA The Krivus fortress is situated in southern Bulgaria, in the easternmost part of the West Rhodope Mountain - the Yellow Part, near the village of Bashevo . It was constructed as early as 10th century to protect the region surrounding the Arda River. The stronghold is located on a small hill on the edge of a rock, some 100 m above the Arda River, which made it almost impregnable. Today there are significant remains of the fortress left. The fortified wall reaches 6 m at places. The embrasures and t...
Weather: It is snowing almost everywhere in Bulgaria City of Sofia >> Thursday, 2009-02-19 12:33 Source: Focus Agency It is snowing almost everywhere in Bulgaria, including in the districts of Sofia , Kyustendil , Blagoevgrad , Pazardzhik , Smolyan , Vidin and others. Average rainfall of between 30 and 40 liters per a square meter has been predicted. The snow cover will be between 15 and 30 cm on the average. It is raining in Eastern Bulgaria, along the Black Sea coast , and in Southeastern Bulgaria . On Friday strong northeastern wind will blow in Northeastern Bulgaria . No power cuts have been reported so far... Travel: The Thracian sanctuary Orlovi skali near Ardino Town of Ardino >> Thursday, 2009-02-12 13:31 Source: BIA The Thracian sanctuary Orlovi skali (Eagle Rocks) is situated about 3km south of Ardino . This monument of the ancient culture of the Tracians is unique for Bulgaria. Because of the big slope of the place, the height of the rock is not the same. The west part of the rock is the highest – 30 meters, the north and the south is about 25 meters and the east – 10-12 meters. More than 100 rock niches were made in the rock. There is no regularity in their arrangement. The niches are trapezium-shaped, but their ...
Business: Concession most likely option for construction of Gorna Arda hydro facility Municipality Ardino >> Wednesday, 2008-08-27 02:35 Source: Dnevnik.bg Bulgaria`s Gorna Arda hydro power complex ( Ardino municipality ) will likely be built under a concession arrangement that will be contested by all interested outfits on an equal footing with national power grid operator NEK, economy minister Petar Dimitrov said on Tuesday. The project should return to the front-burner this fall when an agreement is expected to be reached with the estranged Turkish partner in the undertaking. Last year, CCG Insaat Sanayi Yatirim Ve Turiz, the legal successor of Celyan,...
Business: Analysis to sort out into Gorna Arda legal mess Municipality Ardino >> Monday, 2008-06-09 10:57 Source: Dnevnik.bg A legal analysis should be drafted of the opportunity to award the construction of the Gorna Arda hydro power complex under a concession arrangement, said Bulgarian deputy energy minister Valentin Ivanov. The official said that the analysis should also cover the legal repercussion from the arbitration case filed against Bulgarian national electric utility NEK by Turkey`s CCG Insaat Sanayi Yatirim Ve Turizm, the legal successor of Turkish conglomerate Ceylan. In the 1990s, NEK and Ceylan co-created Hydr... Business: Turkish businessman buys Kardjali tobacco processing factory Town of Kurdjali >> Monday, 2008-03-10 11:23 Source: Dnevnik.bg Aidatour, a company 22%-controlled by Turkish businessman Fuat Guven, has won the sale procedure for tobacco processing factory Kardjali BT, beating six other candidates. Late last week, local tobacco Bulgartabac Holding said Aidatour offered 6.013 mln levs for 90.56% of its Kardjali unit. The price bid deadline was March 7.
In 2007, Bulgartabac made two unsuccessful attempts to sell the Kardjali factory, first setting a minimum price of 2.5 mln and then lowering the bar to 2.1 mln levs. In additio...