Albania
Viktor Tushaj appointed head of NANR
13 September 2016 - Former mayor of Lezhë Viktor Tushaj has become director of the National Agency of National...
Minister Gjiknuri opens Energy Community Summer School
05 September 2016 - The first Energy Community Summer School kicked off on September 3 in Tirana with an...
Power exports soar 53.3% from first half of last year
04 September 2016 - Albania imported 776 GWh of electricity in the six months through June, 4.7% less than...
AREA: Government breaches contract with SHPPs
17 August 2016 - A recent decision by the government in Tirana to obligate local and foreign companies in the field of...
Končar delivers equipment for substations in Albania
05 August 2016 - Končar Group said its unit High Voltage Switchgear delivered the equipment for the first phase...
EBRD seeks consultant for Green City project in Tirana
04 August 2016 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said it intends to engage a consultancy firm...
EBRD appoints Matteo Colangeli chief of Albanian office
27 July 2016 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said Matteo Colangeli was named head of operations...
KESH secures EUR 218 million loan from EBRD
01 July 2016 - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is supporting the modernization of Albanian Power Corporation...
Interconnection with Kosovo* comes online
28 June 2016 - Albania inaugurated a EUR 70 million power transmission line of 400 kV, linking the country...
Workshop on Albania’s hydroelectric potential held in Tirana
04 June 2016 - Under the auspices of the Albanian Ministry of Energy and Industry and the Embassy of...
Balkan Rivers Tour leads protests against Vjosa hydro plants
20 May 2016 - International environmental activists and domestic citizens gathered in Tirana in front of the office of...
Multiconsult hired for consulting in Devoll projects
27 January 2016 - Statkraft Albania’s project Devoll Hydropower (DHP) Sh.A. signed a contract with a Norwegian engineering and...
Applications open for Energy Community Summer School
18 January 2016 - The application process is underway for the first Energy Community Summer School. The multidisciplinary training...
Energy efficiency bill presented to stakeholders
06 October 2015 - The Kuvendi, parliament of Albania, continued the procedure for the adoption of the new legislation...
Auditors query power distribution operator’s data
15 September 2015 - A group of independent auditors hired by Albania’s electricity distribution network operator Oshee sh. a....
Energy ministry starts Albania’s first wind park project in Kurbin
26 June 2015 - The Government of Albania announced the installation of the country’s first wind power plant in...