Albania has taken a major step forward in renewable energy development after the government officially approved a 600 MW wind farm near the northern town of Tropoje. The project will be developed by CWP Europe, marking one of the largest wind investments ever announced in the country. Authorities have outlined an ambitious schedule, with construction […]
Albania: ALPEX day-ahead power trading jumps nearly 71% year-on-year in December Read More »
The Albanian electricity exchange ALPEX reported that total electricity traded on its day-ahead market reached 168.6 GWh in December 2025, representing a 1% decline compared with the previous month, but a sharp 70.8% increase year-on-year. Of the total traded volume, 110.2 GWh was cleared for the Kosovo bidding zone and 99.4 GWh for the Albania
Albania represents one of the most structurally unique electricity markets in Southeast Europe, and that uniqueness defines both opportunity and risk for industrial electricity pricing in 2025 and 2026. Unlike most regional economies, Albania is overwhelmingly dependent on hydropower generation. On the surface, this creates a narrative of clean, domestically sourced, low-cost electricity, and indeed
Albania: Fortis Energy breaks ground on 62 MW solar and battery storage project Read More »
Construction has officially begun on a new renewable energy facility in southeastern Albania, where Turkish developer Fortis Energy is building a large-scale solar power plant combined with battery storage near the town of Erseke. The solar park will have an installed capacity of 62 MW, and once fully operational it is expected to generate around
Albania is set to expand its liberalized electricity market, with consumers connected to the 6 kV network able to choose their own suppliers starting 1 January 2026. The announcement was made by the national energy regulator ERE, which urged affected users to begin preparing for the transition. Under the new rules, customers must negotiate supply
Albania transitions from gas transit to consumption with SOCAR supply in Korca Read More »
Albania is set to emerge as a significant natural gas consumer, as Azerbaijan’s state energy company SOCAR prepares to supply gas to the city of Korca. This initiative signals a shift in Albania’s role from merely a transit country to an active end user within the regional gas system. The planned gasification will cover Korca’s
Albania: ERE grants 30-year license for Voltalia’s 90 MW Spitalla solar power plant Read More »
Albania’s energy regulator ERE has issued a 30-year electricity-generation license to Spitalla Solar, the project company established by French renewable-energy developer Voltalia. With this approval, Voltalia is cleared to operate its planned 90 MW solar power plant near the coastal city of Durrës — the company’s second major solar development in Albania. The license grants
Albania: Electricity production drops 31% in Q3 2025 as imports surge Read More »
Data published by the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) shows that electricity production in the third quarter of 2025 reached 1,075 GWh, a decline of 31.3 percent compared to the same period in 2024, when output totaled 1,564 GWh. Despite the drop in domestic generation, Albania increased its electricity exports. Outbound flows rose by 10.8
Italy and Albania have formalized a new partnership aimed at strengthening the electricity network in northern Albania, a region still dealing with infrastructure issues caused by the 2019 earthquake. Albanian Energy Minister Belinda Balluku stated that the initiative will help provide more reliable electricity to the affected areas and contribute to broader goals of regional
Albania: ALPEX posts 84% annual growth in October trading volume Read More »
The Albanian electricity exchange ALPEX reported that the total volume of electricity traded in the day-ahead market reached 159.5 GWh in October 2025. This represents an increase of 25.1 percent compared to the previous month and 84.2 percent compared to October 2024. Out of the total traded volume, 99 GWh of electricity was traded for
