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February 12, 2018
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Albania an important energy hub for the Southern Gas Corridor

Topics in this presentation :

  • Existing and planned import pipelines to Europe
  • Natural gas demand on the Balkans is expected to grow by 24.9 bcm/a (+ 68 %) to reach 61.3 bcm/a in 2035
  • The Balkan Gas Hub/ East and West connects all major gas supply projects
  • The Albania/Balkan region and Europe as a whole would strongly benefit from a realization of the Balkan Gas Hub East/West concept
  • Regional primary energy production in the WB
  • First natural gas discovery and production in Albania dates 1960.
  • Natural Gas Role in the Albanian Energy Balance
  • Ionian – Adriatic Pipeline
  • Albania Natural Gas  Forecast
  • Realistic potential area for developing the gas transmission and distribution pipeline
  • Underground Gas Storage potentials of Albania.

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February 7, 2018
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CISOLAR-2018 April 11-13 KYIV-Ukraine

The 7th International Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition of Central and Eastern Europe, CISOLAR-2018 KYIV, the largest regional business event, devoted to solar energy industry, will take place at the ACCO International Exhibition Center on April 11-13, 2018.

CISOLAR is the main event of the solar energy market in Central and Eastern Europe, where leading players traditionally present the latest technologies and solutions for the solar power industry, as well as share experience of implementing the most successful PV projects.

CISOLAR is a global branch community, whose participants are united with the common interest to build and develop a successful renewable energy business and a desire to make the world a better place.

CISOLAR has confirmed its status as the largest solar power event in Central and Eastern Europe over the past seven years, serving as an effective communication platform for the industry key players, developers and investors. It is at CISOLAR that new projects are born, and multi-million-dollar contracts are signed.

Traditionally, owners and top managers of companies interested in the development of investment energy projects in the region, in particular, in Ukraine, take part at CISOLAR

This year CISOLAR-2018 will last for 3 days. The conference will take place on April 11-12th and the exhibition will be held on April 11-13th. Products and services from key players of the global solar energy market and those of the local companies will be presented and offered at the exhibition.

Within three days at CISOLAR-2018 the latest legislative changes and initiatives in Ukraine and other CEE countries will be presented and discussed in the context of global changes in the world energy map and the latest technological innovations. The latest trends in the market of energy storage solutions, which are the basis for further active expansion of renewable energy sources, will be the focus of attention.

The technological part of the event will also be dedicated to solar solutions for the industrial sector, housing and communal sector, and private households.

Tech Energy Competition, the CISOLAR AWARDS competition, which will select the best solar power projects in Central and Eastern Europe will be an important part of CISOLAR-2018.

During CISOLAR-2018, a session of B2B meetings will also take place in accordance with a preliminary approved schedule.

Traditionally, CISOLAR-2018 will dedicate an essential part of Agenda to project financing.

The CISOLAR-2018 speakers will be represented by industry leaders, top managers and owners of companies that have already made a significant contribution to global solar energy development.

This year’s event will include a set of training seminars for small entrepreneurs and homeowners that will be devoted to solutions in the field of solar energy, which will allow not only to reduce energy bills, but also to start their own sustainable business.

The organizer of CISOLAR is Innovative Business Centre.

Become a participant of CISOLAR and join world-renowned experts, members of the international solar energy market, suppliers of most advanced technological solutions in the field of energy efficiency – personalities who are writing a new page of the development of the energy industry through their activities and achievements.

CISOLAR continues to grow. In 2018, more than 50 authoritative speakers, over 500 delegates and 100+ exhibitors from 30 countries will attend the event.

The future begins here!

Visit the official website of CISOLAR 2018: www.cis-solar.com

February 4, 2018
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Italian Business Mission to Albania – Tiranë 19 Shkurt 2018

ICE- Agjencia për promovimin dhe ndërkombëtarizimin e kompanive italiane dhe Ambasada Italiane në Tiranë, në bashkëpunim me me Confindustria ( Konfederata e përgjithshme e industrisë italiane), ABI (Shoqata Bankare Italiane), Aleanca e Kooperativave Italiane, Konferenca Italiane e Rajoneve dhe Provincave Autonome, Rrjeti Italian i Biznesit, Unioncamere (Bashkimi Italian i Dhomave të tregtisë, industrisë, zejtarëve dhe bujqësisë), organizojnë në Shqipëri në datën 19 shkurt 2018 një mision sipërmarrjesh italiane me udhëheqje politike.

Misioni promovohet nga Ministria italiane e Punëve të Jashtme dhe Bashkëpunimit Ndërkombëtar dhe Ministria italiane e Zhvillimit ekonomik dhe do të udhëhiqet nga Nënsekretari italian për Zhvillim Ekonomik, Ivan Scalfarotto.

Sektorët fokus të nismës janë: Infrastruktura; Energjia e rinovueshme dhe green tech technologies; Mekanizimi i bujqësisë, përpunimi i ushqimit dhe packaging, Inovacioni.

Nisma do të zhvillohet në 19 shkurt 2018 pranë Hotel Tirana International mbi bazën e një programi si më poshtë:

  • Business Forum
  • Seminari mbi Programet e Zhvillimit dhe Instrumentat Financiarë
  • 3 workshop-e sektoriale
  • Takime biznesi B2B me kompanitë italiane.

Programi dhe lista e kompanive italiane pjesëmarrëse me përshkrimin përkatës të veprimtarisë, janë të disponueshme në faqen e web-it http://www.albaniaitaly2018.ice.it , përkatësisht seksionet “Programme” dhe “Italian Companies“.   Për thjeshtësi, ju transmetojmë bashkëlidhur listën e kompanive italiane.

Do të kemi kënaqësinë t’ju kemi pjesëmarrës në nismën tonë, në workshop-in sektorial dhe në takimet b2b me kompanitë italiane. Në këtë kontekts, kërkojmë bashkëpunimin tuaj të çmuar për përhapjen e informacionit pranë kompanive shqiptare të sektorëve të lartpërmendur, anëtare të shoqatës tuaj apo të pranishme në database-in tuaj.

Bizneset e interesuara mund të kryejnë regjistrimin në këtë nismë, si dhe të përzgjedhin kompanitë italiane me interes, nëpërmjet plotësimit të formularit në google form http://www.albaniaitaly2018.ice.it/iscrizione-all-evento , brenda datës 9 shkurt 2018. 

 

January 19, 2018
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Albania seeks investors for shuttered Ballsh, Fier refineries.

The Albanian government said it is willing to lend its full support to any private initiative that would redevelop Ionian Refining & Trading Co.’s (IRTC) recently shuttered 20,000-b/d Ballsh and 10,000-b/d Fier refineries in eastern Albania.

Albania’s government remains committed to detail to support any serious investor who will come up with a project for business development in Ballsh and Fier refineries, or a bid from an investor to develop a business plan in the sector, involving restart of both refineries, Arben Ahmetaj, Albania’s minister of finance and economy (MOEI) said in a release.

The statement follows in the wake of the shutdown of both refineries in late 2017 due to a lack of crude supplies and IRTC’s outstanding $60-million tax debt to the government, according to reports from Albanian media.

As of May 2017, with the cooperation of MOEI and Bankers Petroleum Ltd.—Albania’s main crude oil producer—the Ballsh refinery was operating at 100% capacity, according to a Dec. 29, 2017, release from GOMG Holdings Ltd. announcing the sale of its minority interest in the Ballsh refinery to Delvina Investment Partners Ltd.

According to an Aug. 31, 2016, release from Bankers Petroleum, the outfit agreed to sell up to 65% of its crude oil production to IRTC to process at the Ballsh and Fier refineries from Oct. 1, 2016, through Dec. 31, 2017, with the balance of production to be sold to the export market.

The crude supply contract, however, was not renewed, with Bankers Petroleum now exporting the totality of its Albanian crude production to buyers abroad, according to Albanian media reports.

January 19, 2018
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Energy Community opens dispute settlement procedure against Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine

The Energy Community Secretariat initiated ex officio preliminary dispute settlement procedures against Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Ukraine for the lack of unbundling of the countries’ electricity distribution system operators.  In its Opening Letters, the Secretariat takes the view that the three Contracting Parties fail to comply with their obligations under the Energy Community Treaty by (completely, partly or incorrectly) not having transposed the unbundling requirements of the Third Energy Package into national legislation and not having taken measures to implement legal and functional unbundling of their national electricity distribution system operators in practice. The electricity distribution system operators of the three countries still have fully integrated legal and functional governance structures for electricity distribution and supply.

Unbundling of distribution system operators is one of the central elements of electricity market liberalisation and has been obligatory in the Energy Community since 2015. Only when separated from other segments of the energy supply chain can distribution system operators act independently and consumers benefit from greater choice of electricity supply companies, which in turn offer improved services at a fair price.

Interested parties may be granted access to the case file and may submit written observations on the present case. All requests for information should be addressed to the Deputy Director and Legal Counsel at dirk.buschle@energy-community.org or +43 1 535 2222 24 and should make reference to the relevant case number.

December 23, 2017
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AEA concluded, 2017 Seminar on Small Hydropower Development and Management for CEE

Albania Energy Association chairman Mr.Erlet Shaqe, took part 2017 Seminar on Small Hydropower Development and Management for Central and East Europe Countries supported by the government of the People’s Republic of China / the Ministry of Commerce, ICSHP and HRC initiate, planned and organizing this very comprehensive training workshop for 21 days with participants of over 9 different countries from Asia, Africa, Europe to learn about China’s practice and achievements in small hydro power development and in utilizing SHP to play a positive role in electrification. We were introduced to water resources, green hydropower, the technology, planning, construction and management of small hydropower.

Presentation : Albania Investments and Hydropower Development 2017

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This training promoted further cooperation and exchange hydropower development experiences between China and participants countries, to support and achieve a bright future for the sustainable development of hydropower in our communities developing countries.

The seminar also integrates classroom presentations with field survey/study tours which include the sites of different hydropower plants, the analogous experimental platform， the equipment manufacturers as well as the Three Gorges Project.

We were  introduced the experience on SHP development and management mode and technology, including Small
Hydropower Development in China, SHP Developing Modes, Method for SHP Feasibility Study, SHP Equipment in China, SHP Norms in China, Operation and Maintenance of Hydropower Plant, SCADA System, Refurbishment of SHP Stations, and some other special topics, such as China in brief, China’s foreign aid, etc.

The organizers:

International Center on Small Hydro Power (ICSHP) is a public and non-profit institution directly under auspices of United Nations Industrial and Development Organization (UNIDO), China’s Ministry of Water Resources and Ministry of Commerce, as well as, ICSHP is headquarters of International Network on Small Hydro Power (INSHP), which is an international organization with more than about 400 members from 80 countries.

ICSHP aims at the promotion of global SHP development through triangle technical and economic cooperation among developing countries, developed countries and international organizations, hence to supply the rural areas in developing countries with environmentally sound, affordable and adequate energy, which will lead to the increase of
employment opportunities, improvement of ecological environment, poverty alleviation, improvement of local living and cultural standards and economic development in rural areas.

HRC, also called NRIRE, was founded with the joint sponsorship’s of Chinese  government and UN organizations such as UNDP/UNIDO in 1981 in Hangzhou, China, specializing in R+D and training etc, in the fields of renewable energy development including SHP and rural electrification. Entrusted by Chinese Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Science & Technology, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UNDP, UNIDO, ILO, FAO and ASEAN Secretariat etc., HRC has until now, successfully hosted 87 seminars/training courses for more
than 1700 participants of 112 countries regarding the subjects of rural electrification, water resources and renewable energy, inclusive of small hydropower, solar energy and wind power, etc.