Environment

To respect the right of the future generations of viable and healthy environment, in the context of its strategic goal, CEZ GROUP strives for providing for sustainable growth and becoming acompany of global presence. In this light the management of CEZ Distribution Bulgaria AD considers apriority of its activity the dynamic balancing of the social and economic interests and the need to protect the environment viable for the future generations.

The main principles of the environmental policy of CEZ Distribution Bulgaria AD within the context of the activities of the company are:

• conformity with the related provisions of  the environmental law of the Republic of Bulgaria and the European Union as well as with corporate needs of CEZ Group, effective management of the environmental activities pursuant to the requirements specified in the international standards ISO14001;2004 „Environmental Management Systems” and application of the good practices in the sphere of power engineering;
• prevention from pollution of the components of the environment;
• continuous improvement of the system and the mechanisms of environmental management;
• management of the main activities of the company in conformity with the aspects of the environment and risk assessment of their effect.

In this respect a special attention is paid to the work sitesin Sofia, Pleven, Lovech, Montana, Vidin, Pernik, Kyustendil, Radomr, Blagoevgrad regarding the implementation of the approved programmes for environmental protection and waste management.

To minimize the harmful effect of oil-filled equipment on the environment the power transformers MV/0,4 кV are being replaced with new ones.

• application of the existing techniques and practices to provide for the reasonable use of the natural resources in order to reduce, limit and prevent from the risk of environmental pollution.
• formulation and taking of due precautions for environmental safety at the work site.
• a state-financed Programme for Elimination of the Environmental Damage Caused prior to the Privatizationis being implemented at sites in the regions Pleven and Sofia as well as a Programme for Conformity of the Activity to the Provisions of the Environmental Law.
• the two Programmes are being implemented under the supervision and the control of the State in the person of: the Ministry of Ecology and Waters, the Ministry of Finance and the Post-Privatisation Control Agency.
• we have been doing our best to increase the environmental culture of our staff;
• we have been in open and constructive relations with all parties concerned.