UNWE and Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD Signed a Cooperation Agreement as Part of the Seminar on the Energy Ensurance in the Modern Security Environment in the Republic of Bulgaria

The document was signed by the Rector of UNWE Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov and the Managing Director of BEH EAD Ivan Andreev.

"This forum is of utmost importance for us because its topic is part of the overall concept of nuclear safety and energy security. We need to focus not only on the technical aspects, but also on the philosophy in this field and its future development, so that our professionals and future students are well informed and familiar with all the specifics and requirements. We need to continue to work together for the development of energy security and nuclear safety", pointed out Ivan Andreev.

"I would like to express thankfulness to Mr. Ivan Andreev and his team for the preparation of this memorandum together with Prof. Dr. Dimitar Dimitrov. I hope that it will lay the foundation of a long-term cooperation and will be beneficial for both sides for short or long-term training or for work on a project for small modular reactors", said the moderator of the event Assoc. Dr. Svetoslav Spasov, who is the Director of the Center for Nuclear Security Support of UNWE and a lecturer at the Department of National and Regional Security.

The Head of the National and Regional Security Department and Coordinator of the NSP S&D for UNWE Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noncho Dimitrov presented the Programme and emphasised that UNWE is a beneficiary of the Programme, which is implemented in a partnership with Prof. Tsvetan Lazarov Bulgarian Defence Institute, the University of Library Studies and Information Technology, G. С. Rakovsky Military Academy, the Centre for National Security and Defence Studies at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the Academy of the Ministry of Interior, N. J. Vaptsarov Naval Academy, the Vasil Levsky National Military University and G. Benkovsky Bulgarian Air Force Academy. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Noncho Dimitrov added that the implementation of the Programme will lead to increased publication activity, creation of modern models of management and operation, development of active relations between the scientific organizations and state universities in the country, involvement in scientific partner networks from abroad, creation of prototypes of tools and environments for more secure virtual communication as well as to improved interaction between the research and development units and enterprises.

Within the frameworks of the Programme the Executive Director of the Electricity System Operator /ESO/ EAD Angelin Tsachev presented the investments and development of electricity transmission infrastructure and interconnection to maximize the growing share of electricity generation from renewable energy sources as well as the challenges of managing the electricity system in a liberalized and unified electricity market. He also outlined the prospects and opportunities for the hydrogen technologies development in support of efficient use of renewable electricity generation.

The Executive Director of the National Electricity Company /NEK EAD/ Eng. Martin Georgiev spoke about the role of hydropower in the energy transition.

The seminar ended with a fruitful discussion.