Bulgaria has abandoned plans to build a new nuclear power station at Belene.

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They say Belene would now cost 4-6bn euros to complete, and would lower electricity costs for consumers.

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The opposition Socialist party called the vote because it wants the government to reverse its decision not to build a new plant at Belene.

BBC: Bulgaria set for nuclear power referendum

They are worried that Belene, would only increase Bulgaria's reliance on energy from Russia, which currently supplies almost all of the gas the country needs.

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