TIRANA, Sept 16 /ATA/ – The Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku, also Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, stated Friday that a series of major energy projects will transform Albania into a net energy exporter in the region by 2030.
Speaking at a press conference, the Infrastructure and Energy Minister said that four major projects already underway and set to complete on schedule will boost Albania’s power generation capacity by 4 terawatt.
She listed concrete projects designed to diversify the energy resources.
“On January 1, 2023, power generation capacities will increase by 114Megawatt with two floating thermal power plants. By end of 2023, first section with an installed capacity of 100 megawatt at Vlora’s thermal power plant is set to become operational under the commitment and the deal with Excelerate Energy. Private power plants will generate 115 megawatts, a quantity that will be on offer at the free market. In 2024, we expect to add another 140 megawatt with completion of the Karavasta photovoltaic park. In the meantime, all the private projects approved in 2020 with a combined capacity of 610 megawatt will complete and become operational soon. Two more parts of the Vlora thermal power plant will complete by 2025, increasing the plant’s generation capacity by 250 megawatt,” Balluku said.
She also said that a series of other photovoltaic and eolic power plants will complete by 2025, and the major hydropower plant of Skavica will complete in 2028.
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