site.btaHitachi Energy Bulgaria Unveils High Voltage Product Extension at Sevlievo

President Rumen Radev took part Tuesday in the official launch of the high voltage product enlargement at the Hitachi Energy Bulgaria plant in Sevlievo.

"Attracting international technology leaders and high value-added industries changes the economic environment in Bulgaria," Radev said at the unveiling. It is important to have companies that have proven themselves as symbols of technological progress with high standards for quality and green policies in Bulgaria, he stressed, adding that this contributes to its worthy place in the European family and its future as a modern state.

With its technological solutions, the company promotes the development of Bulgaria’s economy in a number of important sectors such as industry, transport, infrastructure by building smart green grids for flexible and sustainable generation and transmission of electricity, the President pointed out. 

"The investment is not only in modern technologies, but also in human capital, as the main value are the people who are given the opportunity for development and training," Radev said. He welcomed the ambitions of the global technology leader to accelerate the pace of achieving carbon neutrality through new technologies and digital transformation.

The head of State visited the high voltage products plant in Sevlievo at the invitation of Hitachi Energy Bulgaria and the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce. Representatives of the local authorities and the executive, diplomats, as well as the company management also took part in the ceremony.