The draft law is in line with the objectives of the National Energy and Climate Plan until 2050.

During the meeting, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Energy Enkelejda Muçaj emphasized that the law aims to improve the energy performance of new and existing buildings, as well as their transformation into emission-free buildings.

She underlined that the law will apply to all buildings from the design phase to the occupancy permit, including buildings that will undergo significant renovations.

The renovation of public buildings is also on focus.

According to the deputy minister, it is expected that by 2050, approximately 8,200 public buildings, comprising an area of ​​5.5 million square meters, will be renovated.

As part of this commitment, 3% of the total area of ​​public buildings owned by the central government and 2% at the local level will be renovated each year.

Deputy Minister Muçaj announced that the draft law provides a clear plan for the financing and implementation of these measures, where renovation costs will be included in the medium-term budget plans of the institutions that own the respective buildings.

Investments will be made with a focus on optimal cost and long-term benefit, in order to guarantee energy efficiency and avoid unnecessary costs.

This draft law, she emphasized, represents an important step towards meeting the country’s climate and energy objectives, confirming the government’s will for further alignment with European Union directives in the field of energy and the environment. /a.gj/ /a.g/p.s./

During the meeting, Minister Balla and Ambassador Atay talked about strengthening cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of Albania and Turkey in the joint fight against illegal traffic and various forms of crime, emphasizing the increase in the efficiency of joint investigations.

“With the Ambassador of Turkey Tayyar Kagan Atay, we talked today about strengthening the cooperation between the law enforcement agencies of our two countries in the joint fight against illegal traffic and various forms of crime,” said Balla.

During the meeting, Balla and Ambassador Atay focused on the increase of the efficiency of joint investigations. /r.e/p.s./

Addressing the Assembly, Balluku stressed that, the draft law on ratification of the loan agreement in the amount of 20 million euros, between the Republic of Albania (borrower) and KfW Frankfurt am Main (KfW), aims at energy efficient rehabilitation of student dormitories of the public universities in Albania”.

“This agreement, continued the Minister, is important not only in terms of energy efficiency, but also in terms of implementation of the ‘Pact with the University'”, said Balluku.

“The projects aim to save energy in the rehabilitated student buildings and, on the other hand, to provide students with adequate living conditions and at a reasonable cost. Energy efficiency has taken on a special significance and this is not the first project. We have started the implementation of efficiency projects in state-owned facilities such as hospitals, schools or institutions. Today, the Ministry of Energy is working on one of the facilities that was first introduced in the energy efficiency project, starting from the production of energy from solar panels to the way of lighting in our ministry building. We have applied this model in the hospital of Lezha, in schools and so we will continue with the dormitories “, declared Balluku.

The Minister stressed that the government, in addition to a plan of measures to guarantee uninterrupted supply of electricity and at a constant price that protects household subscribers and small and medium business, has also launched the National Plan for energy efficiency.

“According to the new legislation, if a company decides to build, it must be provided with a permit for energy efficiency. While large companies are undergoing the audit process of energy efficiency”, said the Minister, while noting that,” a number of important projects are being implemented and supported by the state budget in terms of efficiency, such as the case of community facilities, which will be subject to projects of this type, thus affecting a significant reduction in energy consumption.

Balluku said that in Albania on average the needs for electricity are about 14 MWh per day. In the last week, due to weather problems, we have an increase of 80% in energy demand, as we have reached the consumption of 24 MWh per day./a.a/r.e/p.s./