{"id":76871,"date":"2025-03-04T19:29:41","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T18:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=76871"},"modified":"2025-03-04T19:29:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T18:29:41","slug":"electricity-production-drops-by-10-in-2024-consumption-increases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/electricity-production-drops-by-10-in-2024-consumption-increases\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity Production Drops by 10% in 2024, Consumption Increases"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"80ef62c8-9c9b-46c5-9236-c8967a94f2d7\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"362\">In 2024, electricity production from hydropower plants in Albania decreased by approximately 10%. However, this decline did not create a crisis in the sector, as part of the shortfall was compensated through imports and a reduction in energy losses.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"364\" data-end=\"524\">Electricity generation was lower than expected, with hydropower plants and solar panels producing a total of 7.8 GWh, compared to 8.8 GWh in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"741\">According to data from INSTAT, the majority of electricity production came from public hydropower plants, contributing 52% of the total, while solar power plants accounted for 6.5% of total production.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"743\" data-end=\"958\">Throughout 2024, Albania imported approximately 2.6 GWh of electricity, representing a 40% increase compared to the previous year, while exports dropped to 2.3 GWh, about 18% less than in 2023.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"960\" data-end=\"996\">Regarding electricity consumption:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1203\">\n<li data-start=\"997\" data-end=\"1036\">Households consumed 3.4 GWh<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1037\" data-end=\"1099\">Businesses and other institutions consumed 3.1 GWh<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1100\" data-end=\"1203\">Total energy consumption in 2024 reached 6.5 GWh, exceeding the level recorded in 2023.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1205\" data-end=\"1383\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Meanwhile, 1.6 GWh of electricity was lost in the network, accounting for 20% of total production. 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