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150 NGOs call on Edi Rama to halt HPPs, protect Vjosa river in Albania

24 September 2019 - In an open letter to the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, nearly 150 national...

Conference on energy transition in Albania to be held on September 12

05 September 2019 - The Regional Education and Information Centre for sustainable development in SE Europe (REIC) and the...

Albania approves 5 new construction permits for 8 small, medium HPPs

25 July 2019 - Albania’s National Territory Council (NTC) has approved 5 new construction permits for 8 small and...

Albania net metering

Albania launches net metering for solar PV prosumers

19 July 2019 - Albania has put in place a net metering scheme for solar photovoltaic (PV) prosumers, the...

Apply for Summer School on low emission development in Durres

12 June 2019 - The Summer School on Low Emission Development Planning will be held in the Vila Belvedere...

European Commission: Albania should urgently diversify away from hydropower, properly conduct environmental assessments

03 June 2019 - Albania is moderately prepared in the area of energy, according to the European Commission’s latest...

Albanian government adopts decision to set up power exchange

23 May 2019 - The Government of Albania has adopted a decision to establish a power exchange, with day-ahead...

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Albanian, Montenegrin MPs gather in Tirana to discuss sustainable urban mobility planning

30 April 2019 - The Albanian capital Tirana, a city of half a million, on April 23 hosted a...

Albania to terminate 17 concession contracts for hydropower projects

16 April 2019 - Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has found 9 more cases of contract violations during...

Albanian Development Fund launches EU-funded project to secure water supply for 83 villages

08 April 2019 - The Albanian Development Fund (ADF) has started the implementation of the EUR 39.3 million Rural...

Ocean Sun to supply Statkraft with floating solar plant for Albania

18 March 2019 - Statkraft Albania has signed a contract with Norwegian floating solar technology developer Ocean Sun AS...

Energy Community receives complaint against Albania over Kalivac, Pocem hydropower plants

27 February 2019 - EcoAlbania, Riverwatch and EuroNatur have sent a complaint to the Energy Community (EnC) against the...

Albania freezes new hydropower projects on environmental concerns

05 February 2019 - Albanian Energy and Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku has said she will freeze work on new...

KESH gets new CEO as sacking continues in Albanian state-owned power sector

30 January 2019 - Former chief of the Albanian Development Fund (ADF) Benet Beci has been appointed as new...

New energy minister assumes office, OST general manager resigns

23 January 2019 - Belinda Balluku, niece of a former high-level communist politician, is the new minister of infrastructure and...

KESH adopts climate risk management plan

27 December 2018 - Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH, whose production is almost entirely dependent on hydropower plants (HPP),...

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