2024-04-23 20:05:16
The first delivery of fresh nuclear fuel produced by the Westinghouse company to the site of the Kozloduy NPP is a huge strategic success for Bulgaria. This is indeed a key stage in the long-term development of the bilateral cooperation between Bulgaria and the USA and allows the real diversification of our energy sector and the achievement of complete independence of the functioning of the Kozloduy NPP”. This was commented by the businessman and energy consultant Hristo Kovacki.
With a post on his Facebook profile, he noted that Westinghouse’s policy aimed at strategic partnership with local main suppliers deserves special congratulations. The company has memorandums of cooperation with dozens of Bulgarian companies for joint participation in the construction of the new nuclear facilities in Kozloduy.
Thousands of Bulgarian engineers, builders, workers and technical specialists are expected to be involved in the implementation of this large-scale project, and this means only one thing – more energy produced in Bulgaria, more new technologies and more jobs in our economy and more prosperity for thousands Bulgarian families, Kovacki points out.
According to him, the fruitful cooperation between “Westinghouse” and its Bulgarian partners is of crucial importance for achieving a more sustainable and secure future for our entire energy sector.
“Delivery of fresh nuclear fuel from “Westinghouse” goes beyond purely economic aspects and has important strategic importance for Bulgaria and in geopolitical terms. It is happening against the backdrop of Russia’s escalating aggression in Ukraine, which has divided the world once again. The continued strong support of the US and the EU for the cause and struggle of the Ukrainian people shows the importance of this war, not only for Ukrainians, but for all countries and societies in the world that have chosen freedom and democracy over dictatorship and authoritarianism.
In these geopolitical conditions of conflict and the practical rise of a new “Iron Curtain”, the achievement of complete independence and the diversification of supplies for the Bulgarian nuclear energy industry is an important step guaranteeing Bulgaria’s Euro-Atlantic path of development”, says Hristo Kovachki.
He describes the decision of the US House of Representatives for a powerful aid to Ukraine as important and taken at a key moment.