Albania is part of the global efforts to address climate change on promote the transition to low carbon economies worldwide, including those taken in framework of Western Balkans region (WB6). Early the country has adopted an Integrated Planning System (IPS) to provide a set of operating principles for facilitating coordinated, coherent and integrated government policy planning.
38 percent renewables by 2020
On above, the new Albania’s Power Sector Law and followed legislation in sustainable energies has provided direction for long-term planning in the energy sector that reflects the development goals of the country. The new Res law has tightened the objectives for the energy sector achieving a 38% renewables target by 2020. This will also help to reduce energy dependency on imports to 65% in 2020 from 69.1% in 2012. Moreover, together with the increase of energy efficiency to 11% it is aimed the reduce energy intensity by over 12.5% by 2020.
120 MW photovoltaics by 2020
Furthermore significant developments are ongoing towards improvments of the energy sector governance and to meet the above targets. The last weeks have seen the lunch of the national strategy for the energy sector, and the coming into force of the new National Renewable Energy Action Plan (NREAP) for the years 2018-2020. According to which the installed PV capacity will reach 120 MW by 2020.
Still a number of barriers have to be overcome
Different studies have shown a huge potential for solar systems in the range of 0.5-1 square meters of solar modules per inhabitant. However, practically a number of barriers have to be overcome in order to develop a market and transform photovoltaics in a mature technology in the country. A new package with fiscal facilities and commercial and technical issues on net metering have to be solved. Nethertheless , industries, private and public housing companies and utilities must also contribute and actively bring ahead requests and proposals. (LG/HCN)
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More useful information:
http://www.pveurope.eu/News/Solar-Generator/Albania-speeds-up-solar-policy
http://www.pveurope.eu/News/Markets-Money/Albania-fosters-progress-on-sustainable-energy
https://www.pveurope.eu/financing/electricity-market-opening-and-boost-pv-albania
