Traicho Traikov

Traicho Traikov

Traicho Traikov is a Bulgarian politician. He was the Bulgarian Minister of Economy and Energy, and in February 2012 launched an examination of dams in the south of the country after malfunction complaints.[1] In March 2012 it was reported that he had been dismissed from his position allegedly for delaying work on energy projects; Bulgarian-language daily Bulgaria Dnes alleges that it was due to Belene Nuclear Power Plant specifically, a project which was terminated that month.[2][3] Traikov himself "attributed the dismissal to his firm position in negotiations with Russia and his demands that Russia should cut the construction cost of the Belene plant, reduce gas prices by as much as 15 percent in a new supply contract and increase returns from the South Stream pipeline above 8 percent."[2] He was succeeded by his former deputy, Delyan Dobrev.

References

  1. ↑ "Bulgarian EconMin Begins Checks of Dangerous Dams". Sofia News Agency via HighBeam Research (subscription required). 11 February 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Bulgarian Premier Names Dobrev as Economy, Energy Minister". Businessweek.com. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bulgaria’s blame game over energy policy, Qatar forum fiasco". Sofia Echo. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, May 23, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.