As CEO of Colenco in Skopje and Sofia, and multi -year Director for Macedonia and Southeast Europe AF Gupation, Nikola Bitrak plays a key role in the organization of energy markets with broad experience in leadership, development, Engineering, Project Management and Development Activities throughout the South East European Region and the Community of Independent States (CIS), As in Africa and Asia.
His 20 Annual experience covers project management, Leadership and coordination with focus on energy and infrastructure projects that cover the entire transmission and distribution infrastructure, Renewable energy sources, Energy transition, including decarbonization of heat energy technologies to renewable sources, Hydropower, as well as energy from gas plants and thermal power plants, Designing and developing their infrastructures, among other things for gas and hydrogen.
His expertise is also expressed in the development of strategic projects in accordance with the rules and procedures of the international financial institutions such as the EBRD, The World Bank, KFW and EIB banking group, as well as other related funds operating in accordance with the rules and procedures of international financial institutions and commercial banks.
Nikola Bitrak's summary includes successful management of significant projects with more than 2 GW in the field of renewable sources and above 6 GW Other energy production, including transmission and distribution infrastructure development, and studies with more than 3000 km high voltage transmission lines, From which 1400 km interconnection lines, that include high voltage substations, their reconstruction, as well as battery power storage systems, pump- Reservoir hydropower plants and state -of -the -art technologies for stability and safety of the power system.
With all this, he occupies a key leadership function in the very important processes of energy transition and development of energetic, The processes of decarbonization in Macedonia and in the wider region.