Albania Electricity Market toward the Align with EU Balance Rules Dr Lorenc Gordani
Albanian legal framework needed for the establishment of the organised electricity market is under development. Based on the Power Sector Law, the Council of Ministers adopted in July 2016 the Market Model which paves the way towards creating the Albanian power exchange. The Market Model is forseen to be soon complemented by market rules that are being drafted by the transmission system operator. The decision to create a national electricity market by the Government of Albania is an important step for the future operation of the power sector in Albania. It is in line with the international obligations of Albania vis-à-vis the Energy Community Treaty, and the recent Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Albania in April 2016 in Vienna as part of the “WB6 process”. The creating a Day-Ahead…