The closure of units two and three of thermal power plant Maritsa Iztok could lead to electricity deficit in the country in 2008, National Electric Company (NEC) executive director Mardik Papazyan said.
Closure might be needed to meet European Union directive requirements for decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, Darik Radio reported.
Papazyan took part in a conference in Varna. He presented a report on the ecological consequences of NPP Kozloduy units three and four closure.
The report said that carbon dioxide and sulfur oxide emission in the air sufficiently increased after the units closure.
A total of 4000 Bulgarian and 53 foreign specialists take part in the energy forum, which began on June 13.
State Energy and Water Regulation Commission (SEWRC) head Konstantin Shoushoulov said that electricity distribution companies in Bulgaria have completed 30 per cent of their investment plans but managed to register good profit on the Bulgarian market.
Comments by Julian Russell - 10:28 14 Jun 2007 |
 | CONGRATULATIONS !!! to Mr. Merdik Papazyan for teaching us that when you close a factory, the harmful emissions INCREASE !!!
We should take off all the catalysers from cars, rebuild all the old, stinking factories around Pernik and so we will have no more harmful emissions!
What a stupid idea had the EU !!! Shame !!!
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Comments by Koos Jan Schouten - 17:04 14 Jun 2007 |
| National interest should always come before any EU rules or directives. This has always been the attitude of the other EU member, so why should Bulgaria be prepared to be a whipping boy. | |
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| Mr. Papazyan continues spreading nonsense, as he did around the closure of Kozloduy 3 and 4. If NEK or any other company is emitting more CO2 than their allocated rights, they have to buy emission rights from somewhere else - from companies who are capable of reducing emissions. Yes, the electricity price goes up - finally a sign that inefficiency doesn't pay. But better would indeed be to increase efficiency in Bulgaria to such an extend that these Maritza blocks are not needed... that can be done by an intelligent combination of investments into decentralised energy systems, energy efficiency and renewable energy. It's just that the old dinosaurs of the traditional Bulgarian energy industry will have to step aside with their totally outdated paradigms and leave space for a younger, more dynamic generation of energy planners.
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