“Green energy” was one of the topics that Viktor Gusev, head of Invest Sofia’s “Investment Analysis” department, discussed with Dr. Rumyana Grozeva – Executive Director of the Regional Economic Development Agency – Stara Zagora (SZEDA) for the podcast “Climate Stories”.
“We’ve noticed from the investors’ inquiries in recent months that many investors would like to know what the sources of energy are and what part of them are or may come from” green sources “. To a great extent, this is valid for large companies that are looking for implementation opportunities for their corporate environmental policies,” Victor Gusev said and confirmed that the topic of energy sources is already part of the controversy to attract investors. The experience of the Municipality of Stara Zagora confirmed the same, as it became clear within the discussion.
Victor Gusev also spoke about Invest Sofia’s activities, which aim to support foreign and Bulgarian companies, entrepreneurs, and start-ups that want to establish a business in Sofia, as well as Sofia Municipality’s investment incentives tools. The recently awarded Class B certificate for an investment project of municipal importance to the “Children’s Health” Medical Centre for the construction of a Children’s Medical Centre in Ovcha Kupel in Sofia was pointed as an example.
“Our services are not concluded by only providing preliminary information about the business environment, labor market, conditions in a particular economic sector. We also support investors in the next operational steps of establishing a business in the city – finding a suitable location, building a talented team, step-by-step administrative assistance, etc.”, Gusev specified.
The podcast also mentioned the invitation from our team to the participants in the recent Girls in AI Bulgaria hackathon to organize joint meetings and discuss how we can support the implementation of ideas born during the competition. “Some of the projects focused on clean and green urban environment, and we will be happy to look for opportunities for testing and applying urban innovations in Sofia. We also talked about Sofia Municipality’s initiative to study the potential of 880 municipal buildings for the use of solar energy. The idea is aimed at building clean energy installations in gardens, schools, public buildings for culture, sports, and more. The municipality is also working on the projects for constructing photovoltaic centers in two of the largest energy consumers in Sofia – Sofia Zoo and the Waste Treatment Company, Victor Gusev said.
Listen to the full episode of the “Climate Stories” podcast of SZEDA with Invest Sofia. We thank the Agency for Regional Economic Development in Stara Zagora for the invitation to this conversation. The main goal of SZEDA is to support the establishment and implementation of mechanisms for managing the processes of successful integration in the European Community of local and regional authorities and businesses by developing policies at a regional and local level aimed at sustainable development and stimulating economic growth.
The podcast is also available on Anchor and Spotify.
