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
Balluku: Albania aims to become net electricity exporter by 2030, plans solar power auction this year
Albania aims to become an energy leader in the region and a net power exporter by 2030, Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku said
Construction of hydropower plant Skavica to start in 9 months – minister
The facility will be operated by Albania’s state-owned power utility KESH and built by US-based Bechtel
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
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
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 […]
Albania secures lowest solar power price in Balkans in Karavasta auction
At the country’s second auction for utility-scale photovoltaics, Voltalia offered to sell electricity for just EUR 24.89 per MWh, a regional record. Albania said it would agree to the fixed price for half of the 140 MW solar power plant in Karavasta for 15 years, while the contract is for 30 years. Prime Minister Edi […]