Albania
Albania declares eight winners at 300 MW solar power auction
10 July 2024 - The lowest bid at Albania's solar power auction came in at EUR 39.7 per MWh, against a starting level of EUR 59.97 per MWh
Albania, Bulgaria join European platform for guarantees of origin AIB
31 May 2024 - General Meeting of the Association of Issuing Bodies has validated AIB memberships for Albania and Bulgaria
RenX Italia submits 120 MW wind power project in Albania
19 April 2024 - A subsidiary of RenX Italia requested from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy of Albania to install wind park Pogradec of 120 MW
Finance in Motion gets innovation award for Blue 1 solar park in Albania
08 March 2024 - Finance in Motion has won the Market Pioneer Award Europe for financing the Blue 1 solar power project in Albania
Statkraft launches study for 1.2 GW pumped storage hydropower project in Albania
06 March 2024 - Statkraft started a prefeasibility study for the proposed Moglica pumped storage hydropower plant in southern Albania
Project launched in Albania for production of battery energy storage systems
27 February 2024 - Vega Solar agreed with an unnamed Indian company to build the first lithium ion battery factory in Albania
EBRD reiterates commitment to Western Balkans decarbonization
27 February 2024 - EBRD intends to expand its activities in the Western Balkans, but it warned that private investment and EU funding imply reforms
Testing starts at GGF-backed Blue 1 solar power plant in Albania
07 February 2024 - TÜV Nord is testing the first of two parts of Project Blue in Fier in western Albania. Blue 1 has 67.5 MW in peak capacity.
Kosovo* enters day-ahead market on Albanian Power Exchange
30 January 2024 - Kosovo* joined the day-ahead power market at ALPEX, and all four members are state-owned electricity companies
Albania kicks off qualifications for 300 MW solar power auction
15 January 2024 - Albania invited investors to qualify their photovoltaic projects for an upcoming tender for 15-year contracts for difference
Albania to limit final project approvals for renewables to one year
12 January 2024 - Final approvals for renewable electricity plants in Albania will last 12 months. KESH is working on a pumped storage hydropower project.
Albania obtains financing for EUR 110 million Green Transport Tirana project
29 December 2023 - The Ministry of Finance and Economy signed financing agreements for Green Transport Tirana with the Municipality of Tirana and KfW
Albania begins construction of its part of power link with North Macedonia
25 December 2023 - Albania marked the start of construction of its section of the electricity transmission interconnection with North Macedonia
EU approves renewable energy projects in BiH, Albania of EUR 333 million in total
14 December 2023 - Two wind farm projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina and a solar park in Albania are getting EUR 75.4 million in grants from an EU package.
Two more electricity corridors planned to connect Balkans with Italy
11 December 2023 - Bulgaria and Albania are planning green power corridors to connect with Italy, through Montenegro and via a subsea line, respectively
AIKO Solar enters Albanian market, announces further regional expansion
17 November 2023 - AIKO Solar's technologically advanced, highly-efficient solar panels with an elegant pure-black front are sold around Europe