The Karavasta project implemented by the French company Voltaila with a total cost of about 150 million dollars is considered as the largest foreign investment in Albania. In Karavasta, which is located near the city of Fier, about 40 km from Vlora, the government has made available about 200 hectares of land for the construction […]
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The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) will finance the construction and operation of the largest non-government subsidized solar project in the Western Balkans with 28 million euros. The 50 MW plant, which constitutes a milestone in energy production in Albania, will be built by the SPV Blue 1 company in Topoje, near Fier. The funding
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According to the latest data published by the Albanian Electricity Distribution Operator OSHEE, in 2022 there was a record increase in requests for the installation of solar panels. Over a thousand consumers, 59% of which in the regions of Tirana and Durres, have chosen the photovoltaic system to self-produce electricity. The law recently approved by
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In Albania, about 80% of energy needs are ensured by the production of hydroelectric plants, located mainly on the Drin river. This means, however, that the security of energy production depends on rainfall and the impact of climate change. Albania has to resort to energy imports almost every year in the summertime, when energy prices
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Sector operators expect a strong interest in photovoltaics this year, especially from medium voltage companies (over 7,600), that own the highest number of self-generating plants. Such interest does not arise only as a result of the general energy crisis, but also of the market liberalization policy adopted by the government and the approval of a
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Albania is introducing new regulations to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy, especially in the solar energy segment. Considering that the country imports electricity for at least 25% of its needs, projects in the photovoltaic sector are of particular importance in the current energy crisis. At the end of last year, the Ministry of Infrastructure
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