{"id":78140,"date":"2025-04-29T19:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T17:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=78140"},"modified":"2025-04-29T20:25:17","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:25:17","slug":"rama-within-this-decade-albania-will-be-energy-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/rama-within-this-decade-albania-will-be-energy-independent\/","title":{"rendered":"Rama: Within This Decade, Albania Will Be Energy Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-10\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[70rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(12)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"e183cbc1-ea3d-43bb-be11-3a73769f7ce7\" 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 dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"120\" data-end=\"301\">Prime Minister Edi Rama held meetings in Fier this Tuesday, discussing achievements and plans regarding electricity. He stated that Albania\u2019s domestic energy production has doubled.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"303\" data-end=\"484\">Rama added that with the launch of several projects and the development of innovation, Albania will not only have sufficient energy but will also become an energy-exporting country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"486\" data-end=\"607\">According to him, within this decade, Albania will be energetically and fully independent from any external developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"2047\">\u201cEven if we had the energy sector situation as it was before this transformation, the facts would still be meaningful and make us very optimistic about the future of the sector. And if the future of this sector is optimistic, then the overall development and future of the country is also optimistic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"2047\">The fact that today we are talking about almost doubling domestic production is significant.<br data-start=\"1004\" data-end=\"1007\" \/>When you consider that we started this effort with the production base from the communist era \u2014 minus the hydropower plants that were oddly removed from the state\u2019s asset stock and handed over to private entities with an argument that in itself is a clear criminal act \u2014 it becomes even more meaningful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"2047\">Today we have almost double the production compared to where we started. This is not just an increase in production, but also a diversification of the base, which was previously only hydro, carrying a vulnerability even without factoring in climate change \u2014 a factor that now makes the future of hydro unpredictable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"2047\">Therefore, diversification, with 10% of today&#8217;s production coming from solar, along with the launch of several wind energy projects and the extraordinary innovation we are fortunate to have with the water-pumping system, gives us reason to believe that Albania\u2019s full energy independence is near.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"2047\">Moreover, the transformation from a country with major energy struggles into a net exporter of electricity is close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2624\">These are two historic developments that, if everything proceeds according to our plans \u2014 based on the current requests we are managing from investors and what we have scheduled \u2014 within this decade, Albania will be energetically and fully independent from any external influence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2049\" data-end=\"2624\">It will determine its own energy fate and will transition to a net exporter, meaning not just production, but also transmission has seen significant progress, as has the extension of Albania\u2019s entire transmission network in all directions, with the crown jewel being the agreement with Italy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2626\" data-end=\"2980\">From the perspective of losses, we are now within the normal parameters of a European country, whereas previously we were an extraordinary outlier. To find similar cases, one would have had to look far beyond Europe, where energy was distributed based on individuals\u2019 capacity to steal it illegally \u2014 or take it legally without paying at all,\u201d Rama said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\">\n<div class=\"touch:-me-2 touch:-ms-3.5 -ms-2.5 -me-1 flex items-center p-1 select-none -mt-1 duration-[1.5s] focus-within:transition-none hover:transition-none pointer-events-none [mask-image:linear-gradient(to_right,black_33%,transparent_66%)] [mask-position:100%_0%] [mask-size:300%_100%] motion-safe:transition-[mask-position] group-hover\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-hover\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] group-focus-within\/turn-messages:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within\/turn-messages:[mask-position:0_0] has-data-[state=open]:pointer-events-auto has-data-[state=open]:[mask-position:0_0]\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Edi Rama held meetings in Fier this Tuesday, discussing achievements and plans regarding electricity. He stated that Albania\u2019s domestic energy production has doubled. Rama added that with the launch of several projects and the development of innovation, Albania will not only have sufficient energy but will also become an energy-exporting country. 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