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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 Bulgaria
H.E. Mr. Rossen Plevneliev


in cooperation with




with the sponsorship of

Media partners





AGENDA

28 October, 2014

13:00 13:20: OFFICIAL OPENING AND WELCOME SPEECHES
A Representative of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria
Minister of Economy and Energy
H.E. Jonathan Allen, UK Ambassador to Bulgaria, 2014 Challenges for South-East
European Energy Security: way ahead?

13:20-14:20
Panel 1: EU and regional energy policies for enhanced energy security. The
future role of regulations.
Moderators: Solomon Passy and Slavcho Neikov, energy expert
Keynote speakers:
- Dr. Susanne Nies, Head of Energy Policy & Generation Unit, EURELECTRIC AISBL
The European energy transition- a role for Bulgaria?
- Andrzej Blach, CMS, Poland, Renegotiating long-term PPAs in Poland and the rest of
the CEE. Lessons learned.
Invited panelists and topics:
-Gunter Brambock, Austria, The balance between the liberalized market and
security of supply-the responsibility of national regulators
- James Henderson, Senior Energy Advisor, TRUSTED SOURCE Co, UK,
Energy Security and Nuclear Energy
- Svetoslav Ivanov, Overgas Inc, Bulgaria,
National regulatory policy on natural gas
- Prof Dr. Nursin A. Guney, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
The Future of European Energy Security and the Role of Southern Corridor
-Representative of the Ministry of Economy and Energy, Bulgaria,
An Energy Strategy for Bulgaria to respond to the new challenges
14:20- 15:00 Q & A

15:00 15:30: COFFEE BREAK

15:3016:30
Panel 2: SEE hydro power resources: local and regional projects,
contribution to energy security
Moderators: Traicho Traikov & Prof. Atanas Tassev - BEMF
Keynote speaker:
- Plamen Dilkov, Association Hydroenergetica, Bulgaria, Hydro power generation in
Bulgaria and its potential contribution to regional energy balance capacities and
national emissions reduction plans.
Invited panelists and topics:
- A representative from Turkey, New options for regional hydropower projects:
benefits and financial opportunities.
- Hidroeletrica, Romania, Hydro electrical generation in Romania and plans for
bilateral power projects (tbc)
- Dimitar Popov, Georgi Evstatiev, SWECO Energoproekt,
The Nikopol-Turnu Magurele and Gorna Arda Hydropower projects status and preliminary
project characteristics
- Hristo Kazandjiev, Bulgarian Energy & Mining Forum,
The role and future of the Tundja project for energy system stability and regional cooperation
between Bulgaria and Turkey
-others (tbd)
16:30 17:00 Q & A


17:0018:00
Panel 3: Are RES and energy efficiency changing the energy game and
climate change?
Moderator: Julian Popov, Buildings Performance Institute Europe
Keynote speaker:
- Andreas Tuerk, Research Centre for Energy, Environment and Technology
(CIEMAT) - coordinator of BETTER project,
RES integration in Turkey, the Western Balkans and North Africa
- Prof. Ellen Wasylina, President, Observatory of the Black, Gulf and Mediterranean Seas,
Paris, France
Energy efficiency as the key to energy security, savings and emission reduction:
good practices and results achieved.
- Dan Staniaszek, Senior Expert at BPIE, Brussels,
Why Building Renovation should be the key component of Energy Policy

Invited panelists and topics:
- Rumen Russev, Ivan Hinovski, Bulgarian Energy & Mining Forum, Some forecast
data related to the future competition between conventional and renewable energy
generation
- Dimitar Baev, Bulgarian Industrial Chamber, RES projects for own consumption: The
Bulgarian case
- Vania Benovska, World Alliance for Decentralized Energy (WADE),
Opportunities for decentralized energy in the Balkan region
Q & A


18:00 21:00: COCKTAIL OFFERED BY THE ORGANIZERS

29 October, 2014


9:3010:30
Panel 4: Regional power market and regional electricity infrastructure.
How smart grid technologies contribute to RES system integration?
Moderators: Georgi Nakov, ESO, and Georgi Mikov, BEMF
Keynote speakers:
- Adam Janczak, Deputy Director, Economic Department of European Union,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland,
The V-4 power market initiative and its contribution to enhancing the regional
energy security
- Angelo LAbbate, RSE (Ricerca sul Sistema Energetico), Italy
Innovative grid-impacting technologies enabling a clean, efficient and secure
electricity system in Europe

Invited panelists and topics:
-Stefan Sulakov, ESO, Bulgaria, The Bulgarian high voltage grid development
plan until 2020
- Kostadin Sirleshtov, CMS, Power market reforms in the UK: saving the EU power
market?
- Antoniy Radkov, BPhVA, An idea for legal& regulatory reform to resolve the
market position of photovoltaic power plants in Bulgaria
Q & A






10:30-11:30
Panel 5: Local coal and alternative fuels as a strategic national resource:
strategy, low-carbon technologies, environment
Moderator: Krassen Stanchev
Keynote speakers:
- Brian Richetts, EURACOAL, The future of coal-fired power generation in the
EU and climate protection limits
- Peter Lithgow, AES Galabovo,
Sustainable achievements in minimizing the environmental footprint of power
generation at TPP AES Galabovo - good examples

Invited panelists and topics:
- Dimiter Koumdjiev Ministry of Economy & Energy, Bulgaria,
The Present and future role of local coal resources for power generation in
Bulgaria
- Maciej Kaliski, Director, Department of Mining, Maciej Bialek, Chief Specialist,
Department of Mining, Ministry of Economy, Poland
The Polish energy strategy and the role of local coal resources in the national
power generation mix options and challenges
-Garry Levesley, ContourGloabal,
The role and contribution of ContourGlobal TPP to energy security and coal
power generation following the modern EU ecological standards
- Luis Sanchez Angrill, EQTEC, Spain, Low-carbon coal technologies applicable to
lignite coal options available to the market
- Ivan Arseniev, Minproekt, Shteryo Shterev, Former CEO of Maritza East coal mines,
Bulgaria, The Future of coal production in Maritza East lignite coal mines.
Q & A

11:30 11:45 COFFEE BREAK


11:45-13:15
Panel 6: Natural gas & oil: diversification of supplies and regional projects
Moderators: Ilian Vassilev

Keynote speakers:
-Paul Sexton, Exploration manager, TOTAL E&P Bulgaria BV,
The status of Oil and Gas exploration in Khan Asparuh Black Sea block.
-Varinia Radu, Loredana Mihailescu, CMS, Romania,
Recent developments on the Romanian Oil & Gas market. Shale gas in Romania.

Invited panelists and topics:
- Kiril Temelkov, Bulgartransgas,CEO
The national gas interconnector program
- Petroceltic, Development of a project to transform Galata natural gas field into gas
storage and a CNG terminal for diversification of natural gas supplies
- Copelouzos, The Expected role and regional effects of constructing and exploiting a
LNG terminal in Alexandropoulos
- Dawid Jaworski , Upstream projects, Polish Oil and Gas Company (PGNiG) ,
Shale Gas Projects Development in Poland
- Radoslav Mikov, Wolf Theiss, Challenges to offshore gas exploration in relation to the
Bulgarian and European legislation: a case study & lessons learned


13:15 14:15: LUNCH BREAK


14:15 15:30: DISCUSSION PANNEL
Regional energy projects of common interest: contribution to energy
security enhancement and regional development, investments and
growth
Moderators: Vladimir Karolev, Emil Harsev, Alex Nestor

Invited panelists: Susanne Nies, Angelo LAbate, Prof. dr. Nursin Guney, Krassen Stanchev,
Meglena Russenova, Julian Popov, Paul Sexton , others (tbd)

15:30: Closure of the conference and discussion on draft Conference Memorandum