TITLE Press News interconnection line with Kosovo inaugurated in June Gjiknuri
Posted: 02 April 2016
The interconnection line with Kosovo, Gjiknuri In June inaugurated
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400 kilovolt interconnection line between Albania and Kosovo ends in mid June. The news was announced by Minister of Energy and Industry Damian Gjiknuri which together with the administrator of the Transmission System Operator Zeqo z.Engjëll inspected works for the imposing columns of the last segment-Fierzë Koman.
OST administrator, said total Zeqo 4 pillars are the last to finish. According to him, the rest is the extension of the conductor, which to date has completed about 30 kilometers and is scheduled to finish in early June all.
"It is one of the most important investments that OST is carrying out in recent years where along the line the Podgorica greatly increases the readiness of security of supply, increased confidence not only to traders and energy producers but also to neighboring countries after a higher security element for the Balkans, "said Zeqo.
"We are doing physical unification of the Albanian energy market Kosovo energy market. What we call "energy highway" will start functioning. There will be advantages for both countries due to the nature of the production of energy that they have, with our nature coal and hydro. Strengthens ties between Albania and the international network, making Albania advantageous in many ways from either the trading of energy, in terms of security of supply, but above all will bring greater security from the standpoint tariff Albanian consumers great for trading options and exchange of energy bring stability in prices ", said Gjiknuri.
Gjiknuri Minister announced that he will continue with other projects and next year begins line with Macedonia for which funding already secured.
"These are very important developments for Albanian power system which makes it even more solid. A system which is still absorbs more investment and creating the necessary platform for private investment, a pillar of sustainable economic development, "said Gjiknuri.
The new line of 400 kV interkojneksionit Tirana2 - Kosovo b is funded by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW Bank, with a value of 42 million Euro for the Albanian project. The 400 kV line will have a length of 242 km of which 155.5 km in the territory of Albania and the rest about 90 km in the territory of Kosovo. The project, in addition to increasing the capacity of the electricity exchange and network reliability in the region, will enable optimal resource utilization common electricity to Kosovo and Albania given their complementary nature.
