April 1, 2017 - ESC Adriatic

Gathering in Brussels on 30 March 2017, ENTSO-E’s Assembly voted positively on OST becoming a full member of the association. With TEIAS in Turkey as observer member, ENTSO-E now stretches over 36 countries. OST is already permanently synchronously connected with the TSOs of Continental Europe but has now been certified as an unbundled TSO in the same way as EU TSOs. OST thus fulfils all the conditions for becoming a full member of ENTSO-E. “We welcome OST in the European family of TSOs. It is a positive step for more regional cooperation in Southeast Europe giving customers access to fairer prices, more choices and greater security of supply. ENTSO-E is happy to have OST on board to work on this agenda”, commented Laurent Schmitt, ENTSO-E Secretary General. Mr Engjëll Zeqo, CEO of OST, is also convinced…

Energy experts say the country stands to benefit hugely from major energy projects linked to the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, which will run bring Caspian Sea gas to Europe across Albania. Albania hopes to be a major player in the distribution of gas in the region as a result of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline, TAP, which will start bringing natural gas from the Caspian Sea to Europe in 2020. The project, work on which will start within the next three years, will run through Albania with 215 kilometres on land and 37 km offshore in the Adriatic Sea. Albania has already formed a public company, Albagaz, to handle the transmission and distribution of TAP natural gas in the country and in neighbouring lands. Dritan Spahiu, chief of the Directorate of Policies…

Day: 1 April 2017

New member joins ENTSO-E: OST from Albania, ENTSO-E, Brussels, 31/03/2017

Albania Spies Gold in Projects Linked to TAP, Fatjona Mejdini, BIRN News 31 Mar 2017