Bulgaria and U.S. Establish Joint Energy Project Team to Enhance Strategic Partnership
Bulgaria's outgoing Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov met online with U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary Tommy Joyce to discuss strengthening the energy partnership between Bulgaria and the U.S. They agreed to form a joint expert group, the Energy Project Team, to focus on priority projects, excluding nuclear energy.
The team will address critical raw materials and rare earth elements, leveraging existing partnerships with North Dakota, and develop pumped-storage hydropower projects in Bulgaria utilizing U.S. technologies. Additionally, they will work on liquefied natural gas supply and infrastructure development to diversify energy sources.
Discussions included ongoing construction of Units 7 and 8 at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy on small modular reactors.
