Rama: Biggest issue will not be electricity price but its availability
Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama called on citizens again to save electricity, saying it is not just about the financial cost
Albania launches works on offshore wind project
Prime Minister Edi Rama has recently said that Albania is exploring its wind energy potential and that it will benefit from additional amounts of energy from offshore production.
COP26: Western Balkan leaders ask for funds, rules on how energy transition game is played, scrapping endless papers and strategies
Leaders of Western Balkan states urged rich countries at the COP26 to show solidarity in the energy transition to cleaner sources
Zaev: North Macedonia setting example in energy transition for Southeast Europe
Prime Minister Zoran Zaev has said North Macedonia is setting an example for other countries in the region by turning a coal-fired power plant to a photovoltaic plant.
Rama: Albania to be at forefront of Balkans in solar energy
Prime Minister of Albania Edi Rama said Voltalia's two big photovoltaic plants would take his country to the forefront of the Balkans in solar power
No hydropower plants to be built on Vjosa river
The hydropower plants planned on the Vjosa river’s lower and upper course won’t be built, for now. It could be said that the continuous appeals and protests from the citizens, organizations of civil society all over the world, famous actors, lead to the move. After Albanian President Ilir Meta said he prioritizes the Vjosa National […]
Albania inks concession with Voltalia for Karavasta solar power plant
After winning the auction, French company Voltalia landed a 15-year fixed rate deal for half of the production of the future 140 MW photovoltaic plant in Albania. The Karavasta Park concession agreement is for 30 years. Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Belinda Balluku and Chief Executive Officer of Voltalia Sébastien Clerc have signed a 30-year […]
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 […]
