INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT – A PLATFORM FOR PRESENTATION OF NEW MODELS
At a meeting of the Board in mid-January, it was agreed to hold a series of working meetings between the board of ISTD, leading companies in the field of energy and stakeholders in fair transition, including the Ministry of Energy, representatives of the two trade unions of energy federations in Bulgaria, as well as representatives of the Mining Federation. The purpose of these meetings is to show models for energy transition in the context of the Green Deal, allowing a "clash" between their concepts to determine the one with the best opportunities applicable in the affected coal regions.
The first meeting was held on January 18, 2022. It was attended by Mr. Dimitar Enchev, managing partner of the risk investment fund - PostScriptum Ventures, who introduced the participants to the company's projects focused on energy transformation in the world. The model he presented was developed over 12 months, focused on Bulgaria and its five neighboring countries and stirred heated discussions. Dimitar Enchev explained that the modeling is done hourly over the next thirty years, based on different criteria.
This meeting was also attended by the Minister of Energetics - Mr. Alexander Nikolov and the Deputy Minister of Energetics - Ms. Iva Petrova. Participants inquired after the opportunities and threats arising from the presented model.