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5
th
Regional Energy Conference
Regional Energy Development and Energy Security
28-29 October, 2014
Sofia, Sheraton Hotel Balkan
Under the Patronage of the President of the Republic of ulgaria
!"E" #r" Rossen Plevneliev
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E5aterina 6aharieva' /ep$t) 0rime *i%ister of 1ep$#li! of 2$l&aria 3t#!4
0nton Pavlov, /ep$t) *i%ister of E!o%om) a%+ E%er&)
!"E" 7onathan 0llen' 56 ,m#assa+or to 2$l&aria'
2014 Challenges for South-East Euroean Energ! Securit!" #a! ahea$%
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Panel ), EU and regional energy policies for enhanced energy security" 9he
future role of regulations"
#oderators, Solomon Passy and Slavcho 2ei5ov' energy e:pert
;eynote spea5ers,
- Dr" Susanne 2ies' 7ea+ of E%er&) 0oli!) 8 -e%eratio% 5%it, E51E9E:T1;:
9he European energy transition8 a role for ulgaria<
- 0ndr=e> lach, :*S, 0ola%+,
Renegotiating long8term PP0s in Poland and the rest of the CEE" 1essons learned"
/nvited panelists and topics,
- 3unter ramboc5, ,$stria, 9he balance bet?een the liberali=ed mar5et and
security of supply8the responsibility of national regulators
8 7ames !enderson' Se%ior E%er&) ,+<isor, Tr$ste+ So$r!e :o, 56,
Energy Security and 2uclear Energy
8 Prof Dr" 2ursin 0" 3uney' =il+iz Te!(%i!al 5%i<ersit), ;sta%#$l, T$r>e)
9he .uture of European Energy Security and the Role of Southern Corridor
82i5olay 2albantov' #inistry of Economy and Energy' 2$l&aria,
9he Energy Strategy of ulgaria - to meet to the ne? challenges
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) 5 ,(( - ) 5 ,+(, C&..EE RE0;
1530?1@30
Panel $, SEE hydro po?er resources, local and regional pro>ects'
contribution to energy security
#oderators, 9raicho 9rai5ov A Prof" 0tanas 9assev 8 E#.
;eynote spea5er,
8 Plamen Dil5ov' ,sso!iatio% A7)+roe%er&eti!aB, 2$l&aria' !ydro po?er generation in
ulgaria and its potential contribution to regional energy balance capacities and
national emissions reduction plans"
/nvited panelists and topics,
8 0 representative from 9ur5ey' .e' optio%s for re&io%al ()+ropo'er proCe!ts
#e%efits a%+ fi%a%!ial opport$%ities.
8 Dimitar Popov' 3eorgi Evstatiev, SDE:E E%er&oproe>t'
T(e .i>opol-T$r%$ *a&$rele a%+ -or%a ,r+a 7)+ropo'er proCe!ts ? stat$s a%+ prelimi%ar)
proCe!t !(ara!teristi!s
8 !risto ;a=and>iev' 2$l&aria% E%er&) 8 *i%i%& For$m,
T(e role a%+ f$t$re of t(e T$%+Ca proCe!t for e%er&) s)stem sta#ilit) a%+ re&io%al !ooperatio%
#et'ee% 2$l&aria a%+ T$r>e)
1@30 ?1F00 @ A 0
1F00?1800
Panel +, 0re RES and energy efficiency changing the energy game and
climate change<
#oderator, 7ulian Popov' 2$il+i%&s 0erforma%!e ;%stit$te E$rope
;eynote spea5er,
8 0ndreas 9uer5, 1esear!( :e%tre for E%er&), E%<iro%me%t a%+ Te!(%olo&)
3:;E*,T4 - !oor+i%ator of 2ETTE1 proCe!t,
RES integration in 9ur5ey' the 4estern al5ans and 2orth 0frica
8 Prof" Ellen 4asylina, 0resi+e%t, E#ser<ator) of t(e 2la!>, -$lf a%+ *e+iterra%ea% Seas,
0aris, Fra%!e
Energy efficiency as the 5ey to energy security' savings and emission reduction,
good practices and results achieved"
- Dan Stanias=e5, Se%ior Expert at 20;E, 2r$ssels,
4hy uilding Renovation should be the 5ey component of Energy Policy
/nvited panelists and topics,
8 Rumen Russev' /van !inovs5i' 2$l&aria% E%er&) 8 *i%i%& For$m' Some forecast data
related to the future competition bet?een conventional and rene?able energy
generation
8 Dimitar aev' 2$l&aria% ;%+$strial :(am#er' RES pro>ects for o?n consumption, 9he
ulgarian case
8 Bania enovs5a, Dorl+ ,llia%!e for /e!e%tralize+ E%er&) 3D,/E4,
&pportunities for decentrali=ed energy in the al5an region
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1 8 :00 2 1: 0 0: COCKTAIL OFFERED BY THE ORGANIZERS
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930?1030
Panel *, Regional po?er mar5et and regional electricity infrastructure"
!o? smart grid technologies contribute to RES system integration<
#oderators, 3eorgi 2a5ov' ES&' and 3eorgi #i5ov' E#.
;eynote spea5ers,
8 0dam 7anc=a5, /ep$t) /ire!tor, E!o%omi! /epartme%t of E$ropea% 5%io%,
*i%istr) of Forei&% ,ffairs, 0ola%+,
9he B8* po?er mar5et initiative and its contribution to enhancing the regional
energy security
8 0ngelo 1D0bbate, 1SE 31i!er!a s$l Sistema E%er&eti!o4, ;tal)
/nnovative grid8impacting technologies enabling a clean' efficient and secure
electricity system in Europe
/nvited panelists and topics,
8Stefan Sula5ov' ESE, 2$l&aria' 9he ulgarian high voltage grid development
plan until $($(
8 ;ostadin Sirleshtov' :*S' Po?er mar5et reforms in the U;, saving the EU po?er
mar5et<
8/l5o Eot=ev' 0o'er 2ox 9t+.' 9he hybrid energy systems - the future of
implementation of RES to decrease of national dependance of natural gas
supplies
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1030-1130
Panel 5, 1ocal coal and alternative fuels as a strategic national resource,
strategy' lo?8carbon technologies' environment
#oderator, ;rassen Stanchev
;eynote spea5ers,
8 Brian Rich!!", EURACOAL, Th #$!$r %# c%a&'(r) *%+r
,nra!i%n in !h E- an) c&i.a! *r%!c!i%n &i.i!"
8 Peter 1ithgo?' ,ES -ala#o<o,
Sustainable achievements in minimi=ing the environmental footprint of po?er
generation at 9PP 0ES 3alabovo 8 good e:amples
/nvited panelists and topics,
8 /van 0rseniev' *i%proe>t' Shteryo Shterev' Former :EE of *aritza East !oal
mi%es' 2$l&aria' 9he .uture of coal production in #arit=a East lignite coal
mines"
- #acie> ;alis5i, /ire!tor, /epartme%t of *i%i%&, #acie> iale5, :(ief Spe!ialist,
/epartme%t of *i%i%&, *i%istr) of E!o%om), 0ola%+
9he Polish energy strategy and the role of local coal resources in the national
po?er generation mi: -options and challenges
83arry 1evesley' Contour3loabal,
9he role and contribution of Contour3lobal 9PP to energy security and coal
po?er generation follo?ing the modern EU ecological standards
- 1uis Sanche= 0ngrill, EGTE:, Spai%, 9o?8carbon coal technologies applicable to
lignite coal - options available to the mar5et
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11:/0 11:01 COFFEE BREAK
1145-1315
Panel F, 2atural gas A oil, diversification of supplies and regional pro>ects
#oderators, /lian Bassilev
;eynote spea5ers,
8Paul Se:ton' Exploratio% ma%a&er' TET,9 E80 2$l&aria 2H,
9he status of &il and 3as e:ploration in ;han 0sparuh lac5 Sea bloc5"
'Barinia Radu' 1oredana #ihailescu, :*S, 1oma%ia2
Recent developments on the Romanian &il A 3as mar5et" Shale gas in Romania"

/nvited panelists and topics
- ;iril 9emel5ov, 2$l&artra%s&as,:EE
9he national gas interconnector program
8 Da?id 7a?ors5i , 5pstream proCe!ts, 0olis( Eil a%+ -as :ompa%) 30-.i-4 '
Shale 3as Pro>ects Development in Poland
8 !risto ;a=and>iev, 2E*F' Development of a pro>ect to transform 3alata natural gas
field into gas storage and a C23 terminal for diversification of natural gas supplies
8 Radoslav #i5ov' 4olf 9heiss' :(alle%&es to offs(ore &as exploratio% i% relatio% to t(e
2$l&aria% a%+ E$ropea% le&islatio% a !ase st$+) 8 lesso%s lear%e+
) + ,)5 - ) * ,)5, 1U2C! RE0;
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Regional energy pro>ects of common interest, contribution to energy
security enhancement and regional development' investments and
gro?th
#oderators, Bladimir ;arolev' Emil !arsev' 0le: 2estor
/nvited panelists, Susanne 2ies' 0ngelo 1D0bate' Prof" dr" 2ursin 3uney' ;rassen Stanchev'
0nton /vanov' 7ulian Popov' Paul Se:ton ' others GtbdH
)5,+(, Closure of the conference and discussion on draft Conference #emorandum