Albania’s KESH, France’s AFD sign MoU on hydropower management, energy storage
KESH and Agence Française de Développement have signed an MoU on the Drin cascade management and advanced energy storage planning
Sustainable nexus solutions for Drin river basin
In a new nexus assessment, GWP-Med and UNECE point to tools that can reconcile rival interests over the use of natural resources for energy, agriculture and water use in the Drin river basin
Albania is blessed with water but faces tough choices on environment, development
Achieving climate resilience while ensuring water security and energy and food security are key preconditions for economic growth, human prosperity and healthy ecosystems in Albaniaa according to a Nexus Assessment report published by GWP-Med and UNECE
Women empowerment is crucial for sustainable development in Drin river basin
GWP-Med held a workshop on gender equality for sustainable development in nexus sectors in the Drin river riparians
Role of women in sustainable management of natural resources in Drin river basin – register for workshop
GWP-Med will hold an online workshop on the gender equality factor in the Drin river basin through the prism of the water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus
Bechtel in talks for big pumped storage hydropower plant, wind farm in Serbia
Bechtel is interested in building the Đerdap 3 pumped storage hydropower plant and a big wind farm in Serbia with a combined value of EUR 2 billion
Bechtel, Albania sign MoU on construction of HPP Skavica
US construction company Bechtel and Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy will jointly prepare an action plan for the implementation of the Skavica hydropower plant project. The planned installed capacity of the HPP is 210 MW while investment is estimated in the range of EUR 308 million to EUR 510 million. The action plan is […]
Albania’s hydropower plant Skavica to cost up to EUR 510 million
The government expects works on the 210 MW facility to begin next year, after a tendering procedure. Skavica would preserve water upstream on the Black Drin, prevent flooding and boost average output in the rest of the hydropower plant cascade. The feasibility study for the construction of hydropower plant Skavica, planned since the 1960s, has […]