Kashar electricity sub-station to double transmission capacities

TIRANA, August 31 – The Kashar electricity sub-station outside Tirana, a euro 35 million investment, whose construction is expected to finish by the end of this year, will double Albania’s electricity transmission capacities increasing the country’s import and export opportunities, says the energy ministry.
The investment considered the most important in recent years in the electricity transmission sector is jointly financed by the Italian government and the Albanian Electricity Transmission Operator.
Inspecting works last week, Energy Minister Dritan Prifti said the 400 kv modern substation was the biggest interconnection investment and would give an end to power failures in the capital.
“At the end of this project, at least the citizens of Tirana won’t have power failures. This is a technical solution for Tirana and all other parts of Albania. This is a major investment of the Albanian government, which aims at solving the problem of power supply by increasing imports and exports. We are doubling the import and export capacities in Albania. At the end of this year, or probably at the beginning of the next year, we all will see the results of this project in our homes,” said Prifti.