Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said he expected charges raised against former Bulgargaz head Nikolay Pavlov. According to PM Petkov, an investigation is underway into the company's actions. "We are pretty much sure that some of the decisions they had made resulted in high gas prices and the 30-percent price rise proposed to the Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission. "If anyone thinks they could make the wrong decisions against national security and at the same time harm consumers, they must know that this time is over," the Prime Minister said about the dismissal of the entire management of Bulgargaz a few days ago.

In an interview with BNR, Martin Vladimirov, an expert from the Center for the Study of Democracy, expressed suspicion that the goal in the case of Bulgargaz was to take away its key role in the Bulgarian gas market and make big customers switch to other companies, while Bulgargaz would be left with the difficult task of selling gas to district heating companies that are not regular payers.