The final PowerUp conference was held on the 10th of October in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. The host of the event was Agricultural university of Plovdiv (AUP). The conference brought together stakaholders and visitors in Alma mater of University. The event raised awareness about the project deliverables and results and informed and the local communities. The final conference contributed to the efficient engagement of key local and European stakeholders. The ijectives of the final conference were: (1) Efficient engagement of key local and European stakeholders and (2) Dissemination of project outcome.
On the event more than 100 people were participated. The main audience were from different stakeholders dealing with the problem of Re-entering the job market of former employees of coil power plants, situated in the town of Stara Zagora. Staza Zaroga is the second largest region, providing electricity fro coil mine industry and it is the most vulnerable region pointed in Bulgarian Green Deal. The governor of Polovdiv, the Mear of Plovdiv and of several municipalities around Stara Zagora were involved in discussion about the impact of Green Deal and all issues which arises in the context of the green policies in energy sector. The PowerUP team present the PowerUp project outcome and initiate discussion about the possibilities for re-entring the job market by the former employees of the power plant in Stara Zagora.