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Albania PM Pressed to Invest in Power Grid
Italian companies that have invested in new power plants say Albania must do more to improve the electricity grid, so that their plants can be fully connected to the system.
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25 Sep 07 / 08:42:00
Albania, Croatia and Montenegro to Build Pipeline
Podgorica_ Montenegro, Croatia and Albania have agreed to build a 400-km pipeline, according to a ministerial declaration agreed on Tuesday.
06 Sep 07 / 06:40:00
Albania's Energy Crisis Raises Costs
Tirana_ Albania’s energy crisis is taking its toll on the economy, according to newly released data by the Institute of Statistics.
13 Aug 07 / 03:09:00
Albania Miners Go on Strike
Tirana_ Miners in the shanty town of Bulqiza in northern Albanian went on strike on Monday after a union leader died in a mining accident.
07 Aug 07 / 03:09:00
IMF Fears Energy Crisis in Albania Will Damage Growth
Tirana _ The IMF expressed worries on Monday that the energy crisis that has swept Albania will have adverse effects on economic growth.
27 Jul 07 / 03:09:00
Energy Crisis Cuts Albanian Working Hours
Tirana_The Albanian cabinet decided Thursday to cut the working hours of public employees to save power in the midst of a national energy shortage.
26 Jul 07 / 03:09:00
Albania's Electricity Monopoly Seeks Rate Hike
Tirana_ Amidst a severe energy crisis, the Albanian Power Corporation, KESH, announced Wednesday it will request an electricity price hike to recover from the higher cost of imports and low hydropower production due to the country’s drought.
05 Jul 07 / 03:08:00
Albania Edges Toward Early Elections
Tirana_A political stalemate over picking a new head of state may force Albania toward early elections.
28 Jun 07 / 03:08:00
Albania's Central Bank Raises Interest Rates
Tirana_ Albania’s central bank raised interest rates by a quarter of a per cent to a new base rate of 5.75 percent to curb the threat of inflation.
20 Jun 07 / 15:41:00
Albania Sells National Telecom Company for 120 Million Euros
Tirana_The Albanian government has sold a majority stake of the national fixed-line telephone company Albtelekom to a Turkish consortium.
21 May 07 / 13:50:00
Albania: Pollution Levels Raise Concerns
Tirana_A new study from the Institute of Public Health, IPH, about pollution levels along Albania’s coastline is raising concerns over the impact of the unregulated development, just as the tourist season is about to begin.
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Albania’s Power Crisis Pinned on Company Errors
Irresponsible exports of electricity by the Power Corporation in 2011 played a key role in fomenting the worst energy crisis in Albania’s modern history.
24 Feb 12 / 11:00:46
Regulation Row Freezes Investment in Albania Power
02 Feb 12 / 11:57:13
Ghost Companies Stalk Albania’s Energy Ambitions
25 Nov 11 / 12:23:00
Pan-Albanian Highway Fails to Deliver the Goods
25 Jul 11 / 10:59:47
Austerity Package Reveals Albania’s Economic Woes
29 Dec 10 / 08:56:23
Call Centres Boom in Cut-Price Albania
07 Dec 10 / 07:20:23
Turkey’s Balkan Shopping Spree
03 Nov 10 / 13:33:07
Albania’s Accursed Peaks Seek Blessing of Eco-tourism
Politics and Society
Albania to Start Election Procedure for New President
On Thursday, Albania's parliament will start the procedure for the election of a new head of state, with the ruling Democrats under pressure to select a candidate based on consensus.
22 May 12 / 10:12:29
Thirteen Killed in Albania Bus Crash
18 May 12 / 09:50:28
Albania Gays Brave Public Disapproval
16 May 12 / 09:24:31
Albanian Ministry's Management of Power Plants Slated
15 May 12 / 09:57:59
Albania Parties Miss Deadline for Electoral Reform
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Albania Cancels Eurovision Broadcast After Bus Crash
Albania’s public broadcaster, RTSH, will not broadcast the first semifinal of the Eurovision song contest on Tuesday as a mark of respect for the victims of Monday's bus crash.
17 May 12 / 14:35:41
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16 May 12 / 16:24:51
Culture Watch Award Announced
15 May 12 / 17:05:47
New Secrets of Ancient Times Emerge in Butrint
08 May 12 / 13:58:27
Montenegrin Media Most Free in Balkans, Report Says
