KESH
Albania’s KESH to add pumps to hydropower cascade for energy storage
26 November 2024 - KESH is discussing a pumped storage hydropower project with the EBRD. Pumps would be added between the Fierza and Koman reservoirs
Masdar, Albania’s KESH ink deal on renewables joint venture
14 November 2024 - Masdar and state-owned power utility KESH are exploring the development of gigawatt-scale green energy projects in Albania
Albania’s KESH hires contractor for 13 MW floating PV plant
29 October 2024 - Gamma–Sungrow FPV won the contract for the construction and operation of a floating solar power plant in Albania
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.
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.
Environmentalists take hydropower project Skavica in Albania to Constitutional Court
22 September 2023 - Activists said said their complaint against the Skavica hydropower project would be heard at the Constitutional Court of Albania
Albania gets EUR 100 million for energy sector reforms
12 June 2023 - The general objective of the policy-based loan is to help improve the Albanian electricity sector's sustainability
Albania seeks contractor for second PV plant on hydropower dam
07 June 2023 - KESH is receiving bids for a solar power project on its Zadeja dam, belonging to hydropower plant Vau i Dejës
Kosovo* delegation visits US within cybersecurity program
29 April 2023 - The US is providing technical assistance and its technology to the Western Balkans for cybersecurity, including for critical infrastructure
Balluku: Albania aims to become net electricity exporter by 2030, plans solar power auction this year
11 January 2023 - Albania aims to become an energy leader in the region and a net power exporter by 2030, Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku said
Half century old hydropower plant in Albania is becoming innovative energy hub
02 January 2023 - Hybrid power plants are emerging as an essential ingredient for a world with net zero emissions. Albania's KESH wants to master such solutions.
Albania’s power utility KESH to seek multiyear contracts for electricity imports
16 November 2022 - KESH revealed it is working on a plan for covering Albania's electricity deficit through import contracts of up to five years