Former Minister of Energy - Alexander Nikolov, said on bTV that the projects for new nuclear capacities at the "Kozloduy" NPP cannot be implemented in the near future.
"They take a lot of time and money. During this time, many other technologies will advance. It is important that the people who manage the system understand global processes. The need for capacities. Bulgaria is in a very key strategic location. We have a unique climate, very high solar radiation, a very large capacity for building hydropower. We have all the solid foundation on which to stand to live better, the question is whether we will start using it", he added, quoted by novini.bg.
According to Nikolov, Bulgaria has enormous potential, which is drowning in a nuanced amalgam of stupidity, incompetence, malice and corruption.
"We are champions at breaking an asset and saying how we will restore it at ten times the price", he added with regret.
Alexander Nikolov also pointed out what needs to be done on the topic of the price of electricity: "We need to produce more and more efficiently so that supply can grow at a faster rate than demand. This way the price of electricity can fall", the former Minister of Energy explained the mechanism.
He also commented on the news that the PP-DB is referring Vladimir Malinov to the European Public Prosecutor's Office for his return to "Bulgartransgaz": "The legal framework should be for everyone. There are many reasons for this. The purely pragmatic ones are a possible conflict of interest, the possibility of influence, etc. How this will be used politically is a completely different question. For every minister back in time, in democratic times, it can be checked whether he then held a leadership position for the first, and in most cases - for the second year. In order to reach a reproach against any person, especially since he has a long history in a certain sector, the results of the work he has done must be examined," the former minister specified.