Renewables

World Bank to support Albania’s energy projects further

Photo: World Bank

Published

April 5, 2017

Country

Comments

comments icon

0

Share

Published:

April 5, 2017

Country:

Comments:

comments icon

0

Share

The World Bank is eager to help Albania address constraints and overcome challenges in making the energy sector competitive and efficient and expanding integration with neighbours, the organization’s eight executive directors told the government in Tirana, headed by prime minister Edi Rama.

The two-day visit organized at the end of last month as part of a regional tour aimed to assess the World Bank Group’s engagement in the energy sector and efforts to support regional connectivity, the press release said, adding that increasing regional cooperation and plans to improve connectivity within Western Balkans started in 2014 with support from the World Bank Group and the European Union.

They shared views on facilitating energy exchange through the establishment of organized electricity markets and the prospects for expanding regional integration. They also discussed the impact of World Bank Group financed operations, like the Power Sector Recovery Program, on energy sector reforms within the Government’s broader structural reform agenda.

The guest officials went to Fierza hydropower station in the Drini river cascade, where they saw progress in the Dam Safety Project and efficiency upgrades, financed by the international institution, as well as other development partners – Swiss Development Agency, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and German KfW.

Efficient development of the Balkan country’s hydropower potential is critical to the success of its growth and anti-poverty agenda, said Karen Mathiasen, who represents the US on the board.

Comments (0)

Be the first one to comment on this article.

Enter Your Comment
Please wait... Please fill in the required fields. There seems to be an error, please refresh the page and try again. Your comment has been sent.

Related Articles

geothermal well croatia

Croatia confirms major geothermal resource for district heating

30 June 2025 - The tested geothermal well could meet nearly 60% of district heating needs in Velika Gorica, the Croatian Hydrocarbon Agency says.

Montenegro NECP public consultation sole coal plant shutdown 2041

Montenegro publishes NECP for public consultation – sole coal plant planned for shutdown in 2041

30 June 2025 - The retirement of the Pljevlja coal plant is planned for 2041, but it depends on a just transition and supply security, the draft NECP reads

hydrogen natural gas pipeline

Serbia plans hydrogen transport through gas pipelines

30 June 2025 - Gas transmission system operator Transportgas has invited bids for producing a study on hydrogen transport through the gas network

LONGi ignites Romania energy transition 54 1 MW BC

LONGi ignites Romania’s energy transition with 54.1 MW BC technology triumph

30 June 2025 - A PV plant in Romania's northwest is on schedule for a grid connection in the fourth quarter. It features LONGi Solar's BC modules.