Membership
Day of Accession
1 July 2006
Status
Contracting Party
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latest implementation updates
latest implementation updates
| Latest developments in electricity | Date |
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| Government of Albania adopts a decision to establish a power exchange, with day-ahead and intraday markets. | May, 2019 |
| Following the signing of a service agreement on regional security coordination between the transmission system operator and the Security Coordination Centre (SCC), the procurement of services in Albania commenced. | June 2018 |
| ERE approved new tariff methodologies for transmission and distribution. The new tariffs for 2018 were published by ERE, OST and OSHEE. | December 2017 |
| A Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the establishment and operation of the Albanian power exchange between the Governments of Kosovo* and Albania was signed. | November 2017 |
| A regulation on procedures for procuring electricity to cover losses by the transmission and distribution system operators entered into force. | September 2017 |
| OST, the transmission system operator, appointed a compliance officer which was approved by the regulator ERE. . |
September 2017 |
| Following the certification, OST, the transmission system operator, became member of ENTSO-E in April 2017. | April 2017 |
| Following the Secretariat’s Opinion 01/17, the regulatory authority ERE certified OST as the transmission system operator of Albania. | March 2017 |
| Latest developments in climate | Date |
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| Draft Law on Climate Change and a draft Decision on a mechanism for monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions were subject to a public consultation. | March 2017 |
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As a non-Annex I party to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Albania ratified the Paris Agreement. |
November 2016 |
| Latest developments in energy efficiency | Date |
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| Albania submitted the Secretariat its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive. | March 2019 |
| ECO model contracts and a legal gap analysis were finalised and submitted to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy by EBRD and the Energy Community Secretariat, as part of an international technical assistance programme (REEP Plus). | June 2018 |
| The 1st Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive was finally submitted. | March 2018 |
| Council of Ministers approves Albania's National Energy Efficiency Action Plan | December 2017 |
| The energy efficiency agency was formally established by the Government in December 2016 | December 2016 |
| The Ministry established a technical working group to prepare a methodology for calculating the energy performance of buildings, minimum energy performance requirements and certification procedures. | November 2017 |
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Law on energy performance of buildings (transposing Directive 2010/31/EU) was adopted by the Albanian parliament. |
November 2016 |
| Latest developments in renewable energy | Date |
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| The third progress report on the promotion of renewable energy for the years 2016 - 2017 was submitted to the Secretariat. | March 2019 |
| Albania successfully completes the first-ever renewable energy support auction in the Energy Community. | November 2018 |
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ERE published the decision with the tariffs for small hydropower producers calculated based on the methodology and valid for 2018. |
January 2018 |
| The Government adopted a revised methodology setting the tariffs for existing priority producers to address overcompensation under the existing scheme and ending the period of instability for current investors in hydropower capacities. | November 2017 |
| Parliament of Albania passed the Law on Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources. | February 2017 |
| The second progress report on the promotion of renewable energy for the years 2014 - 2015 was submitted to the Secretariat. | January 2017 |
| Latest development in environment | Date |
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| A new Law on Protected Areas was adopted, defining special protective areas in accordance with the requirements of the Wild Birds Directive and mandating the National Agency for Protected Areas for their designation. | May 2017 |
| Between September 2016 and May 2017, Albanian authorities carried out 104 environmental impact assessments. | May 2017 |
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| Latest development in gas | Date |
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| Pursuant to ERE Decision No 161, the national regulatory authority adopted the General conditions for the supply of natural gas. | July 2018 |
| Operational rules for the natural gas supplier of last resort were drafted by ERE and adopted. | April 2018 |
| Following ERE's new Rules on switching of the natural gas supplier and the General conditions for the supply of natural gas, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted a Decision for Designation of the Natural Gas Supplier of Last Resort. | February 2018 |
| Albania’s regulator adopted a transmission tariff methodology for the gas sector for the first time. | November 2017 |
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Albgaz, a state-owned company performing transmission and distribution of natural gas, was certified under the ownership unbundling model. |
November 2017 |
| Following the company’s application, ERE opened the procedure for certification of Albgaz by its decision. The preliminary certification decision was adopted by ERE and submitted to the Secretariat for its opinion. | May 2017 |
| Latest development in renewable energy | Date |
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| Albania's Council of Ministers adopted the National Renewable Energy Action Plan in Jan 2016. The English version was submitted to the Secretariat and is now on-line. | March 2016 |
| Parliament of Albania passed the Law on Promotion of the Use of Energy from Renewable Sources. | February 2017 |
| Latest developments in energy efficiency | Date |
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Law on energy performance of buildings (transposing Directive 2010/31/EU) was adopted by the Albanian parliament. |
November 2016 |
Albania's energy sector
benchmark data
benchmark data
Electricity
Implementation indicators, facts and figures, retail market opening, WB6 implementation, market scheme
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Implementation by electricity indicators
Implementation by electricity indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Albania's facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 2017 Electricity production [GWh] 5.865 7.136 4.525 Net imports [GWh] 2.355 1.827 3.403 Net exports [GWh] 956 1.869 488 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 7.265 7.094 6.685 Losses in transmission [%] 2,0% 2,25% 2,08% Consumption of energy sector [GWh] 24 23 28 Final consumption of electricity [GWh] 5.069 5.084 4.782 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 2.547 2.497 2.127 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 2.522 2.587 2.655 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 1.895 1.936 2.145 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / oil-fired 98 98 98 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 1.797 1838 2047 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 4.026 4.026 4.096 Horizontal transmission network [km] / number of interconnectors 5 6 6 Electricity customers / total 1.244.716 1.189.478 1.209.958 Electricity customers / non-households 164.653 160.484 164.433 Electricity customers / active eligible customers 7 10 16 Internal market / electricity supplied to active eligible customers [MWh] 610.207 502.895 781.472 Internal market / share of final consumption [%] 12,04% 9,8% 16,3% source: Ministry of energy and industry
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Retail market opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy
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WB6 soft measures implementation
Albania's WB6 electricity soft measures implementation
status November 2018
source: Secretariat's WB6 Electricity Monitoring Report, 11/2018 -
Market schemes
Albania's electricity market scheme
Facts and figures
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Implementation by renewable energy indicators
Implementation by renewable energy indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Total renewable energy capacities 2017
Total Capacities of Renewable Energy 2017 (MW)
status: 1 October 2018
source: Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy -
Shares of energy from renewable sources
Shares of Energy from Renewable Sources
Source: EUROSTAT and National Agency of Natural Resources (AKBN)
Energy Efficiency
Implementation indicators, energy efficiency indicators, implementation of labelling
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Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Energy efficiency indicators
Energy Efficiency Indicators
Source: EUROSTAT 2018 data and Contracting Party's Annual Reports under Directive 2012/27/EU
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Implementation of labelling Directive
Implementation of Energy Efficiency Product Regulation Overview
Source: multiple sources of data (EECG reports, NEEAPs etc.), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by environment indicators
Implementation by environment indicators
status: 1 September 2018
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Implementation under LCP Directive
Installations Under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Competition Authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the Competition Authority
status: 1 September 2018
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
State Aid Authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the State Aid Authority
status: 1 September 2018
source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Regulatory authority
Institutional setup and implementation of the National Energy Regulatory Authority
