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Gorna Oriahovitsa (the latter is used mainly as a cargo airport).Some of the major investment projects for infrastructure development include:. Pan-EuropeanTransport Corridor IV;. Construction of a second Danube bridge between Bulgaria and Romaniain the vicinity ofVidin-Calafat;. Reconstruction and electrification of the Plovdiv-Svilengrad-Greek/Turkish border railway line;. Construction of Maritsa Motorway, section Orizovo-Kapitan Andreevo(the border withTurkey);. Pan-EuropeanTransport CorridorVIII:. Construction of the railway line (2.5 km) between Gueshevo stationand the Macedonian border;. Extension, reconstruction and modernization of the Port of Bourgas;. Extension, reconstruction and modernization of the Port ofVarnaPan-EuropeanTransport CorridorVII:. Reconstruction and modernization of the Danube Port of Lom;The new terminal of Sofia Airport was opened for passengers in the end of 2006and will attend 2.5 million passengers per year.5.6 Energy SectorBulgaria needs large-scale investments in the energy sector for reconstruction,replacement, upgrading and expansion of the existing capacities and the constructionof new ones.ElectricityThe investments needed are mainly for:. Rehabilitation of the existing power plants as the most cost-efficientalternative;. rehabilitation and extension of the power transmission network soas to meet the requirements of and join UCTE as well as to expand the technicalcapacity for transit and trading purposes;. Rehabilitation of the power distribution network though which toachieve a reduction in energy distribution costs;. Construction of new capacities.Gas SupplyBulgaria faces the challenge to develop a low pressure gas distribution networkthroughout the territory of the country in order to create an economic and en-18 BSMEPA