February 16, 2018 - ESC Adriatic

Albania fosters progress on sustainable energy 2/16/18, 11:02 AM - Albania still has to take ambitious steps to implement sustainable energy markets and climate protection. Our guest author Dr Lorenc Gordani from Euroelektra in Tirana analyses the recent developments and legislation process. ©Euroelektra/WB6 According to the Energy Community Secretariat`s WB6 Sustainability Monitoring Report from June 2017 all West Balkan states have more or less made some progress for more sustainable energy, but all have to take more steps. The Albanian landscape of the energy sector has recently seen the introduction of important changes. Parallel to the process of liberalization, the country is working to achieve a future with reduced carbon emissions and sustainable power sources. Keeping here the focus to the pillars of the Western Balkans Sustainability Charter, signed in…

TAP pipes welded along 80% of route in Albania, Greece Pipes for construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) have been welded along more than 80 percent of the pipeline’s route in Albania and Greece, states a message from TAP AG consortium. “TAP pipes are welded above ground. All welds are subject to automatic testing, to ensure they meet national and international standards. Pipes along more than 80 percent of our route in Greece and Albania (over 615km out of 765km) are now welded,” reads the press release. TAP, worth 4.5 billion euros, is a part of the Southern Gas Corridor, which is one of the priority energy projects for the European Union. The project envisages transportation of gas from Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz Stage 2 to the EU countries. The…