TIRANA, March 4 /ATA/ – Albania’s power grid losses slightly fell 0.2 year-on-year to 1655 GWh in 2023 from 1658 GWh in 2022, the National Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) said on Monday.
According to the latest INSTAT report, the power transmission losses increased 10.1% in 2023, accounting for around 13.3% of the total power grid losses.
Meanwhile, the power distribution losses accounted for 86.7% of the total losses in 2023, down by 1.6 % compared to 2022.
Albania’s net electricity production from the public and privately-held hydropower stations rose 25.6 % year-on-year to 8796 GWh in 2023, up from 7003 GWh in 2022, according to INSTAT.
Public hydropower stations generated 58.2% of the total net electricity to 5123 GWh in 2023 from 3859 GWh in 2022, recording an increase by 32.8%.
Electricity production from privately-held power plants and plants operated under concession contracts was estimated at 3582 GWh from 3093 GWh a year ago, up by 15.8%.
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