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Albania: Përmet Renewable Energy Community – citizens leading the energy transition

In the scenic municipality of Përmet, Albania, local residents are taking the lead in shaping their energy future. The Përmet Renewable Energy Community (REC) is a pioneering initiative demonstrating how citizens can collaboratively produce, manage, and benefit from renewable energy, while fostering local engagement, sustainability, and resilience. The community’s early achievements include solar photovoltaic (PV) […]

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Albania approves new wind and solar projects adding 65 MW to renewable energy capacity

The Albanian Government has approved two new renewable energy projects that will add a combined 65 MW of capacity to the national electricity system. Proposed by local investors, these developments represent another concrete step in Albania’s effort to diversify its energy mix and reduce its heavy reliance on hydropower. The larger project is a 55

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Albania approves 600 MW wind farm in Tropoje as part of €1.1 billion regional renewables push

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

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Albania: ALPEX day-ahead power trading jumps nearly 71% year-on-year in December

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

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Albania industrial electricity pricing 2025–2026: Hydropower advantage, structural exposure and economic reality

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

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Albania: Fortis Energy breaks ground on 62 MW solar and battery storage project

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

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Albania expands liberalized electricity market with 6 kV consumers gaining choice from January 2026

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

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Albania transitions from gas transit to consumption with SOCAR supply in Korca

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

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Albania: ERE grants 30-year license for Voltalia’s 90 MW Spitalla solar power plant

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

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Albania: Electricity production drops 31% in Q3 2025 as imports surge

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

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