Voltalia completing its 140 MW solar power plant Karavasta in Albania
At 140 MW in peak capacity, Karavasta is the biggest photovoltaic system in the region. Voltalia is about to launch production.
Environmentalists take hydropower project Skavica in Albania to Constitutional Court
Activists said said their complaint against the Skavica hydropower project would be heard at the Constitutional Court of Albania
Statkraft plans pumped storage hydropower plant of up to 1.6 GW in Albania
Statkraft intends to expand its hydropower cascade on the Devoll river in southern Albania with pumped storage system RP Moglica Shtesë
Albania to seek investors in solar power plants at unused military airports
Albania plans public-private partnerships for solar power plants at the abandoned military airport in Shkodër and runway in Saranda
Prosumers in Albania reach 120 MW in total capacity
Minister Balluku attributed the 6.7% drop in power consumption in Albania to a jump in the prosumers segment and lower distribution losses
Renewables are gathering momentum at an important time for the Western Balkans
Several countries in the region made significant strides in the green energy transition and the rollout of auctions was a major factor, EBRD Director for Western Balkans Matteo Colangeli wrote in an op-ed for Balkan Green Energy News
Albania selects winners of its first wind power auction
TotalEnergies' subsidiary Total Eren and Verbund are among the winners of Albania's first wind power auction
Albania to draft law on land classification for agrisolar plants
Lawmakers in Albania are working to define the classes of agricultural land where agrisolar power plants would be allowed.