„Nova Energija“ is now part of the World Energy Council

On 05.04.2017, the regular General Assembly of the Bulgarian Committee in the World Energy Council (BCWEC) was held at the Faculty of Economics of Sofia University. Four new members were also accepted at the meeting, including Mr. Lyuben Marinov - Executive Director of "Kozloduy NPP - New Build" EAD.

With this move, the National Committee of the World Energy Council confirms the authority and importance of the company for new nuclear capacity at the Kozloduy NPP for the development of a low-carbon economy and sustainable energy development of the EU.

The World Energy Council (WEC) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization. The WEC is the world’s leading global energy organization. The WEC has committees from over 90 countries, including most of the world’s largest energy producers and consumers. The 80-year-old organization is recognized by the United Nations and deals with all types of energy – from coal, fuel oil, natural gas, water, renewables, nuclear, and more.

The mission of the World Energy Council is: "To promote sustainable energy production and consumption for the maximum benefit of all people.".

The goals of the CES are to promote sustainable energy production and consumption for the maximum benefit of all people, through:

– Promoting and disseminating research results in the field of energy production and consumption that have, in the short and long term, maximum social benefit and cause minimal damage to the environment.

– Undertaking activities that facilitate such energy production and electricity consumption – holding congresses, seminars, etc.

– Cooperation with other organizations that have similar goals.

The agenda of the meeting also included other topics such as an activity report, a report on the implementation of the program for 2016 and on the financial situation, which were presented by the chairman of the association: Eng. Valentin Nikolov. During the event, the members of the NKBEUS voted on the new work program for 2017. It envisages holding various events and presenting to the public the key problems facing the energy sector. During the discussions of the work program, the attendees came to a number of conclusions regarding the risks facing the Bulgarian energy sector, including the issue of reducing the emission limits from coal-fired power plants. The unanimous opinion is that steps must be taken to reduce the negative effects of this problem. The association's budget and the amount of membership fees were also voted on.