{"id":21630,"date":"2021-10-02T14:32:23","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T12:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=21630"},"modified":"2021-10-02T14:32:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T12:32:23","slug":"ambassador-kim-at-skavica-hydropower-plant-we-will-increase-investments-in-the-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/ambassador-kim-at-skavica-hydropower-plant-we-will-increase-investments-in-the-north\/","title":{"rendered":"Ambassador Kim at Skavica Hydropower plant: We will increase investments in the north"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The US Ambassador to Tirana, Yuri Kim, visited the area where a new hydropower plant will be built.<\/p>\n<p>The Ambassador expressed her appreciation for the presence of a major American company and vowed to increase investments in the north.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">1\/2 Pleased to join Infrastructure &amp; Energy Minister <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BallukuBelinda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BallukuBelinda<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bechtel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Bechtel<\/a> Infrastructure Pres. Shaun Kenny yesterday in launching Phase 1 of Skavica Hydropower Plant project &#8211; significant development for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/renewableenergy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#renewableenergy<\/a> in \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf1 &amp; WB region. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ClimateEnvoy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ClimateEnvoy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SecGranholm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SecGranholm<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r38Nxbhwtf\">pic.twitter.com\/r38Nxbhwtf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ambassador Yuri Kim (@USAmbAlbania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAmbAlbania\/status\/1444256194974162957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 2, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ambassador Kim reiterated the priorities that the United States has in Albania, including democracy, security, and businesses, highlighting that all three have seen improvement.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the US Ambassador was Infrastructure Minister Belinda Balluku, who noted that the hydropower plant project contributes to the transformation of Albania into a net energy exporter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Skavica hydropower plant, the fourth and missing part of the Drini cascade for 50 years, which increases energetic security, boosts production capacity and protects from floods, contributes significantly towards Albania\u2019s transformation into a net energy exporter\u201d, said the minister.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/21\/high-court-suspends-construction-of-hydropower-plants-in-valbona\/\">High Court suspends construction of hydropower plants in Valbona<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/06\/30\/townspeople-protest-against-construction-of-hydropower-plant\/\">Townspeople protest against construction of hydropower plant<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2020\/11\/18\/world-renowned-actor-dicaprio-praises-decision-of-the-government-to-save-the-vjosa-river-from-hydropower-construction\/\">World-renowned actor DiCaprio praises government\u2019s decision to save the Vjosa River from hydropower construction<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US Ambassador to Tirana, Yuri Kim, visited the area where a new hydropower plant will be built. 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