Azerbaijan''s international oil strategy – Tirana Times

Tirana will not interfere in Kosovo crisis, Peleshi says Kosovo declares energy independence from Serbia, joining Albania''s power grid On May 23, 2024 was held the presentation of the documentary film "TRACE OF THE CENTURY" dedicated to the international oil strategy of the National Leader Heydar Aliyev, in the Tirana Times …

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Energy can be an important engine in Albania''s economy as it has been in Norway for more than a century – Tirana Times

By Tirana Times March 5, 2018 17:16 Related Articles Albania in twenty years – The 1990 Agenda Is Still Unfinished ... The focus is on sun energy, offshore wind energy, energy efficiency and carbon capture and storage. The market is very dynamic, and there ...

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Q&A: Türkiye-Albania relations face a bright future, …

By Tirana Times June 15, 2023 14:05. Marking 100 years of diplomatic relations between Albania and Türkiye, Tirana Times interviewed Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye Tayyar Kağan Atay. Türkiye and …

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TIRANA, Dec. 14, 2023 – Reflecting renewed emigration, remittances to Albania during 2022 saw a significant increase, reaching the highest levels of the past decade, data released by Eurostat this Albania risks losing another 13% of its residents to emigration in the next few years, AIIS report warns

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Avoiding a UK gas comeback requires more energy storage

But investors should be thinking about pumped storage hydro and technologies that store energy for hours, if not days, for other reasons. The UK government has confirmed long-held suspicions that ...

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UGT Renewables signs deal on renewables, energy storage with Montenegro''s EPCG

Montenegro''s EPCG and US-based UGT Renewables signed an agreement on the joint development of projects for the production of electricity from renewable sources and energy storage. Following a meeting in September with outgoing Prime Minister Dritan Abazović, UGT Renewables (UGTR), headquartered in Miami, …

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Economy – Page 3 – Tirana Times

TIRANA, April 28, 2023 – Albania needs to diversify its investments in renewable energy beyond weather-dependent hydroelectric generation to ensure its energy security, according to experts at a forum organized by the Albanian Institute for International Studies.

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Former minister arrested over corruption related to trash incinerators – Tirana Times

By Tirana Times December 15, 2021 01:13 Story Highlights Lefter Koka received about 3 million euros in bribes for waving through ... TIRANA, Dec. 14 - Lefter Koka, Albania''s former minister of environment, has been arrested by special corruption and organized ...

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Albania and Switzerland sign deal on labor market for young people project – Tirana Times

That is the objective of the project agreement we sign today." The agreement formalizes and facilitates the cooperation between several institutions and authorities in Albania, where the Ministry of Finance and Economy plays a central role, to improve young people''s career counseling and information, increase the skills required by the market, as well as support …

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Officials sign agreement on Kosovo – Albania airway – Tirana Times

According to Nuredin, in addition to shortening the travel time by plane, the cost of flights will also be reduced by 15 minutes. "The benefits of the functionality of this corridor are great for passengers, as well as for airlines that will have a lower cost in round-trip operations, where flights from Pristina will be shortened by 15 minutes," said Nuredini.

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Preparing Albanians for large cost of life increases, PM warns of winter ''energy crisis'' – Tirana Times

By Tirana Times October 4, 2021 16:15 Story Highlights Some critics, like former Socialist finance minister Arben Malaj, said the PM was pointlessly "spreading panic" as the crisis was predictable and will be temporary -- and not nearly as …

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Singapore''s first floating energy storage system to launch in first quarter of 2024

It is part of a $10 million partnership between the Energy Market Authority (EMA) and Seatrium to develop innovative energy solutions in the marine sector, and was announced in April 2020. The ...

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Albania to become important energy hub as part of U.S. LNG project – Tirana Times

By Tirana Times February 6, 2020 10:43 Story Highlights "If we can develop the relevant infrastructure, Albania could become a regional hub of LNG and this would bring benefits to the Albanian economy.

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Op/Ed: Balkan awakening – Strengthening ties between Israel and Albania – Tirana Times

The volume of trade between the countries has also seen a rise in recent years as a Convention for the Prevention of Double Taxation was signed in 2021. "Tirana''s Tech Conference" that will take place this week, in partnership with the Albanian government and the Israeli embassy in Tirana, aims to strengthen the commercial ties between the …

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Managing the hydric energy risk – Tirana Times

TIRANA, June 17- Sustainability of the energy sector in Albania has a major impact on fiscal growth and consolidation. This sector continues to expose the government to considerable financial risks. Budget lending to the energy sector amounted to 0.4 percent of GDP in 2016 and 0.6 percent of GDP in 2017.

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World Petroleum Congress: Albania lures oil investors through incentives – Tirana Times

By Tirana Times July 10, 2017 16:36. TIRANA, July 10 - Prime Minister Edi Rama has called on the world''s leading oil companies to consider investment in Albania''s largely unexplored oil and gas resources, which he says make the Balkan country a new oil frontier only miles away from the Middle East. The appeal came in Istanbul on Monday as the ...

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Major oil, gas and energy summit to take place in Tirana – Tirana Times

By Tirana Times March 6, 2015 10:45 TIRANA, March 2 - A major energy summit is scheduled to take place on March 17-18 in Tirana. The Albania Oil, Gas & Energy 2015 Summit will have the participation of major global operators and key Albanian leaders and experts, according to International Research Networks, the event organizer.

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Economy – Tirana Times

Reflecting renewed emigration wave, remittances to Albania reached record high in 2023. TIRANA, March 28, 2024 – Money sent home by Albanians working abroad saw a significant increase in 2023, reaching the highest historical level since 2008, according to the latest data reported by Albania''s central bank. Remittances were almost 930 million.

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Tirana Times – Tirana Times

GSE and AEE sign MoC on energy sector during Energy Roundtable Meeting II TIRANA, Feb. 12 – On Wednesday, the Italian Embassy in Tirana, the Italian Trade Agency, the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Albania and Confindustria Albania, held the Second Energy Roundtable Meeting, in line with last year''s initiative.

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Tirana Energy Forum 2023 | LinkedIn

I am confident that joining the Tirana Forum of Energy 2023 will be a tremendous opportunity to network and connect with a national, ... Sign in Tirana Energy Forum 2023 Event hosted by Lorenc ...

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2020 Energy Storage Industry Summary: A New Stage in Large …

Traditional energy storage technology and system integrators such as CATL, Sungrow, BYD, and Narada continued to increase investments in the energy …

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Offshore company to reactivate domestic oil refining – Tirana Times

TIRANA, Sept. 1 - An offshore company based in the British Virgin Islands has offered to reactivate domestic oil refining following the bankruptcy of Armo refiner which has left hundreds of workers jobless since more than a year. Canada-based Bankers Petroleum ...

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Albania plans to diversify electricity generation with floating solar power plants – Tirana Times

TIRANA, July 19 – Albania''s state-run power utility KESH says it is planning to build the country''s first floating solar power plant on the northern Drin River cascade where it generates about two-thirds of the country''s domestic electricity from three hydropower plants

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New energy storage technologies hold key to renewable …

The Long Duration Energy Storage Council, launched last year at COP26, reckons that, by 2040, LDES capacity needs to increase to between eight and 15 …

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Balluku signs the Memorandum for the Gas Storage Project in the …

The Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku has today signed a memorandum of cooperation between the government and the Underground …

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Albania lagging behind in implementation of legislation for renewable energy production – Tirana Times

TIRANA, Jan. 17 - According to the Western Balkan Investment Fund''s recent ''Investing in Clean Energy in the Western Balkans'' report, Albania lags behind in energy production and implementation of legislation on renewable energy sources such as solar and wind ...

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Green for growth fund to invest in landmark renewable energy project in Albania – Tirana Times

TIRANA, March 11, 2023 - The Green for Growth Fund (GGF) has announced a EUR 28 million loan to fund a landmark transaction with SPV Blue 1 in Albania. The privately owned project marks a significant milestone in the history of energy production in Albania, as it is the largest non-subsidized solar project in the Western Balkan Region, the company said …

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Albania considers ban on energy drinks to under-18s – Tirana Times

Penalties on advertising of energy drinks or heavily sweetened beverages in public spaces are much heavier and punished with fines ranging from 100,000 (€784) to 200,000 lek (€1,570). Restrictions are also set for their promotion on visual media, schools, cinemas or theaters during youth shows the same to the law protecting minors from alcohol.

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History made as College of Europe set to open Tirana campus – Tirana Times

A sign of EU attention to the region College of Europe is headquartered in Bruges, Belgium, and has a second campus in Warsaw, Poland. Albania had been bidding to host a third campus after a proposal had been made by the Albanian government in December 2022 during the EU-Western Balkan Summit in Tirana, receiving support in principle by EU''s …

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