2024-02-14 14:39:57
“We have been working on this topic for 4 years now, whether there will be wind power plants in the Black Sea or not – it will be decided in the coming months, maybe years. Bulgaria is significantly late in achieving large RES capacities,” said Dr. Maria Trifonova , an energy expert from the Center for the Study of Democracy, on BTV.
According to her, this is important for the competitiveness of our economy.
Where the fins will be located will be decided at a later stage, Trifonova assured. A detailed plan should be made to assess where they will not conflict with other economic sectors. “Every economic activity has an impact on the environment,” she believes.
Fins in the sea and tourism are not compatible concepts, said Richard Alibegov, chairman of the Bulgarian Association of Restaurants.
We have a communication problem again, he claims. “People don’t know what it’s about, a law is drafted and passed in a flash at first reading, in the dark”.
However, the process of adopting the law began in 2022, Trifonova claims.
According to Alibegov, the affected business was invited to a meeting last week, after the law passed the first reading, a round table was held by PP-DB deputy Ivaylo Mirchev, who invited people from all over the country. “In the end, he did not come to this meeting, but personally invited 40 or so people,” Alibegov claims. “People were extremely disappointed that the one who invited them did not come, but they sent Dr. Simidchiev, with whom we can talk about flu and covid, but certainly not about energy independence.”
According to him, the fins in Europe are located in industrial zones and the problem is that there is no information here at what distance from the sea they will be located, whether they will be visible, etc.
According to Trifonova, there is so-called wind tourism, which includes innovative approaches, such as restaurants in places where there are such fins. “Denmark had 10,000 visitors last year,” she says.
“What the industry wants is to withdraw the law, and it will be withdrawn,” says Alibegov.