Well known personalities of the energy sector fromBulgaria
andGreece
are gathering in Sofia on April 29, 2010 on the occasion of the one-day
conference on “
Hellenic-Bulgarian
Co-operation in the Energy Sector” organized by the
Institute of Energy for SE Europe
(IENE) in co-operation with
the Hellenic Business Council in Bulgaria (HBCB) in
Sofia
, Bulgaria
on
April 29th, 2010
. The conference will review the cooperation so far between Greek and
Bulgarian energy companies and organizations but will also explore the future
prospects for a broader cooperation between
Greece
and Bulgarian in the energy sector.
The Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism ofBulgaria
Mr.
Traycho Traykov,
the Chairman of the State Energy & Water Regulatory Commission of Bulgaria,
Mr.
Aangel Semerdjiev, the
Ambassador at Large for Energy Security and Climate Change and Coordinator for
the EU Nabucco Project, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bulgaria, H.E. Dr
. Peter Poptchev, Mr.
Ivan Drenovichki, Member and
Executive Director, Bulgartransgaz EAD, Ms.
Victoria
Popovska, Head of Electricity Market Operator (ESO), Mr.
Krassimir Parvanov, Executive
Director, NEK, Ms.
Ivanka
Dilovska, Director Energy Strategies, Policies and Projects, Ministry of
Economy, Energy & Tourism, Mr.
Velizar
Kiriakov, President of the Association of Producers of Ecological Energy
and Mr.
Kaloyan Kanev, Deputy Chairman of the Bulgarian PV Association
& Managing Director of 2EC will represent the Bulgarian side on this
important event.
On behalf of the Greek government, the Secretary General of
the Ministry of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Mr.
Constantinos Mathioudakis will participate, along with other Greek
officials including Mr.
Harry
Sachinis, Chairman & CEO of DEPA, Dr.
John
Kabouris, Director of System Planning, HTSO, Mr.
George Koutzoukos, Special
Advisor of the Regulatory Authority for Energy (RAE). Moreover, there will be
speeches by Mr.
Christos Dimas,
Managing Director of Transbalkan Pipeline S.A., Mr.
George Peristeris, CEO of Terna
Energy S.A. and Chairman of ESIAPE, Mr.
George
Ftikas, Lawyer, KLC Law Firm, as well as by the Chairman of HBCB Mr.
Ioannis Polykandriotis and the
Chairman of IENE, Dr. John Desypris.
The “Hellenic-Bulgarian Co-operation in the Energy
Sector” will focus on the
gas
interconnection
pipelines, electricity grid connections and wind farm development and, of
course, will report the latest developments concerning the Burgas –
Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, which still remains a key strategic project for
both countries.
This IENE conference is sponsored by DEPA and
supported by EKO Bulgaria and the KLC Law Firm. The media partner of the event
iswww.energia.gr. For further information,
please visit IENE’s websitewww.iene.gr