Milioni Bugara trenutačno su osjetili efekat tog poteza, jer su se radijatori u zgradama s centralnim grijanjem širom zemlje ohladili prije zalaska sunca, a komunalna preduzeća počela se boriti da pronađu alternativna goriva.
Millions of Bulgarians felt the impact of that move almost immediately, as radiators in centrally heated buildings across the country went cold before sunset and utilities scrambled to find alternative fuels.