Total transaction turnover in electricity trading reached 369.46 million euros, while the average clearing price stood at 118.38 euros per MWh, reflecting higher liquidity, broader participation by market players and the effective functioning of price formation in the day-ahead and intraday auction markets.

The report said the coupling of the day-ahead markets between Albania and Kosovo operated securely, with no cases of full market decoupling recorded.

Total cross-border electricity flows reached 351,152.95 MWh, confirming efficient use of cross-border capacities and producing identical prices between the two bidding zones in 99.04% of market time units (MTUs).

ALPEX also consolidated operations in the intraday auction market (CRIDA). During 2025, a total volume of 29,442.24 MWh was traded, with an average clearing price of 139.17 euros per MWh.

The exchange added 11 new trading members and one new general clearing member in 2025, bringing the total to 45 trading members and five general clearing members by year-end.

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Economic activity, employment and wages increased, generating more income for Albanian households and businesses. Expansion of economic activity in 2024 was mainly driven by growing household consumption and business investments, as reflected in the country’s services and construction sector.

Concurrently, the inflation rate has kept declining, fully recovering from the price increase shocks in the international markets.

Albania’s banking system is well-capitalized and lending to economy is maintaining an upward trend.

The Supervisory Council reviewed and approved the central bank’s annual report a day ago.

The report reflects the overall macroeconomic developments in Albania; monetary and foreign currency-related policies implemented by the Bank of Albania; developments in the banking system and potential risks facing financial stability; supervisory, licensing and regulatory activities; currency issue, payment system, statistics, research, communication and financial education activities; human resources management; internal audit activity; medium-term objectives of the Bank of Albania.

At its meeting on Wednesday, the Supervisory Council reviewed and approved the allocation of Bank of Albania’s profit for 2024.

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In his remarks, Shehu said that SSA has fulfilled all legal obligations to the Albanian Parliament. During 2020, the Supreme State Audit has forwarded 66 decisions and reports to the Assembly on the performed audits and in fulfillment of its obligations, SSA has informed the Assembly on the status of implementation of the recommendations not met by the audit institutions. In this context, the results of the audit during 2020 have identified the problems of management of funds, assets and public assets as well as the respective responsibilities of officials at each level of central government, local government and affiliated entities,” Shehu said.

Further, Shehu said that, “SSA, during the audit activity has continuously taken the approach to promote transparency, accountability, accountability, strengthening fiscal discipline, increasing management efficiency and the use of public funds and resources in order to provide improved services and the economic development of the country ”. //a.i/

Koçiu outlined the Department’s one-year activity, the ongoing public administration reform, particularly focusing on implementation of the recommendations set forth by the Assembly resolution in 2020.

Koçiu further explained the measures taken to ensure normal conduct of work amid the extraordinary conditions caused by the pandemic, but also the ongoing process to fill vacancies in the civil service.

“Through the means of information technology, we managed to fill vacancies via online recruitment process,” she said.

Chair of the Parliamentary Committee praised the public administration department for its positive performance in 2020, calling for closer cooperation with the Commissioner for the Supervision of the Civil Service while underlining that the recommendations included in the parliament’s 2020 resolution were fully addressed.

Manja stated that full implementation of the so-called decriminalization law should remain a permanent recommendation for the Department of Public Administration.

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