Balgarianovinite.com Caretaker Energy Minister Traicho Traikov met with Joshua Volz, US Special Envoy for Global Energy Integration at the Department of Energy, and Arlene Fetizanan, Director of the Department of Energy Regional Office, the Energy Ministry said on Thursday. The US Charge d’Affaires in Sofia, H. Martin McDowell, and Deputy Energy Ministers Teodora Georgieva and Krasimir Nenov also attended.
The talks focused on the development of the Vertical Gas Corridor as a key element of Europe’s long-term energy security. The US side expressed readiness to support infrastructure development and highlighted the corridor’s role as a reliable and flexible platform for natural gas supplies, including to Ukraine. Bulgaria’s leading role and progress on extending routes toward Ukraine were also noted.
Given the long-term role of natural gas as a balancing factor in Europe’s energy mix, the corridor is expected to ensure diversified supplies from the Eastern Mediterranean and global LNG markets to Central and Eastern Europe. Key projects include expanding capacity along the Trans-Balkan pipeline and the Bulgaria-Greece interconnecter.
The meeting also covered major electricity projects, including ESO’s East-West corridor, as well as the strategic partnership with Westinghouse Electric Company for new units at the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant using AP1000 technology.
Both sides emphasized the growing link between energy security, infrastructure development and economic competitiveness, and agreed that current geopolitical challenges require deeper cooperation based on shared strategic goals. Energy Minister Traikov Meets US Special Envoy for Global Energy Integration in Sofia 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-03-19 18:35:11 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law