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Ministerial Council Takes Decisive Steps on the Future of the Energy Community
On 24 October the Energy Community Ministerial Council adopted the list of 35 “Projects of Energy Community Interest” (PECIs). Fourteen electricity generation, nine electricity infrastructure, ten gas infrastructure and two oil…
Energy efficiency – an MED priority
Energy Efficiency represents a priority for the Ministry of Economic Development, along with provision of sustainable energy supply, said on 16 October the Minister Fadil Ismajli in the roundtable on “Role of local institutions in…
Minister Ismajli participates in the meeting of EnCT Council of Ministers
The Minister of Economic Development, Fadil Ismajli, will participate in the 11th meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Energy Community Treaty which will be held in the Serbian capital – Belgrade, which will be attended by…
EBRD STRENGTHENS DRIVE FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY
The EBRD is launching the new Western Balkans Sustainable Energy Efficiency Facility II (WeBSEFF II) to support efforts towards the improved use and conservation of energy in the region. The facility is combining necessary longer-term…
Albania as a counterweight to Gazprom
Albania has never been much of a Balkan power player, not least in the field of energy. But with the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) now a reality, Albania has the opportunity to reverse its fortunes and become a regional gas hub.
Today,…
Resolving CEZ conflict
The Minister of Energy, Damian Gjiknuri, says that and agreement through direct negotiations would be the best solution of the conflict with the Czech owners of CEZ, after the previous government removed their license on January 2013.…
Investigating Ferrochrome concession
After the report made on Fiks Fare for the destruction of the Copper Refinery Plant in Rubic, and it’s materials sold for scrap, Minister Gjiknuri ordered a verification of the concession procedures.
The Concessionary agreement has been…
EC: Albania has again little progress in the energy sector
In its Progress Report for Albania, the European Commission noted that our country has made little progress in the energy sector.
ALBANIA 2013 PROGRESS REPORT
Chapter 15: Energy
The new energy sector strategy is still being…
ARMO clarifies refinery incident
ARMO announced on 14 october that an explosion occurred about 11 o’clock in the morning at the roof of a bitumen storage deposit in the Fier refinery, asset of ARMO Company. Due of this explosion 3 employees got injured. Two of them got the…
Trans Adriatic Pipeline Assumes Greater Regional Role
The Trans Adriatic Pipeline's (TAP) selection by the Shah Deniz Consortium established the long-awaited Southern Corridor Route and gave hopes for a new substantial diversification route for the whole of Europe.
At the 2nd Annual Balkan…