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 […]
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Albanian private electricity producers now hold a larger share of the country’s total electricity generation capacity than the state-owned utility KESH, marking a major shift in the national energy landscape. The growth of solar power has been the main factor behind this development, with solar installations now representing about 10 percent of total installed capacity.
Voltalia’s 140 MW Karavasta solar power plant in southwestern Albania generated 223 GWh of electricity during the first nine months of 2025, slightly exceeding the 218 GWh produced in the same period last year. The Karavasta facility, one of the largest solar projects in Albania, began feeding power into the national grid in December 2023.
The Albanian electricity exchange, ALPEX, reported that the total volume of electricity traded on the day-ahead market in September 2025 reached 127.5 GWh. This represents a 27.2% decline compared to August, but a 35.7% increase compared to September 2024. Of the total traded volume, 72.6 GWh were for the Kosovo bidding zone and 88.7 GWh
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Albania’s energy regulator ERE has launched the licensing process for a 100 MW solar project being developed by French renewable energy company Voltalia near the Adriatic port city of Durres. This is the company’s second large-scale solar initiative in the country. The regulator announced that stakeholders have 30 days to comment on the application. The
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The special purpose vehicle Blue 2, a joint venture between Matrix Konstruksion and Blessed Investment, has secured financing to build a 50 MW solar power plant near Fier. The project is supported by a syndicated loan of €20 million. Tirana Bank, serving as the lead of the syndicate, is providing the largest portion of the
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The Albanian electricity exchange ALPEX reported that the total volume of electricity traded in the day-ahead market reached 175.1 GWh in August 2025. This represents an increase of 1.4% compared to the previous month and a surge of 125.8% compared to August 2024. Out of the total, 106.1 GWh was traded for the Kosovo bidding
According to data from the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), electricity production in the second quarter of 2025 reached 1,757 GWh, representing a 4.6 percent decrease compared to the same period last year, when it stood at 1,841 GWh. Electricity exports in the April to June 2025 period fell to 638 GWh, down 4.1 percent
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Blue 1, a 50 MW solar power plant developed by Albanian companies Matrix Konstruksion and Blessed Investment near Fier, generated 118 GWh of electricity in its first year of operation. According to operations and maintenance partner Abkons, the output matches the developers’ annual forecast and can supply around 14,750 households. The facility has been fully
The Albanian electricity exchange ALPEX reported that the total volume of electricity traded in the day-ahead market reached 172.7 GWh in July 2025, marking a 27.4% increase compared to the previous month and a 60.8% rise compared to July 2024. Of the total traded volume, 109 GWh was for the Kosovo bidding zone and 103.3
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