Albania has high untapped solar, wind energy potential, report shows

TIRANA, Jan. 16 – With domestic electricity generation currently wholly reliant on hydroelectricity, Albania has large untapped wind and solar energy potential that can be cost-competitive, UAE-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has unveiled in a South East Europe report “Due to the very good solar resource and relatively satisfactory wind speeds (3.3-9.6 m/s), there is high, untapped potential for the deployment of solar PV (up to 1.9 GW) and wind (987-2 153 MW),” says the report, adding that low temperatures of geothermal reservoirs make geothermal power generation an unlikely option in Albania. The renewables can already be considered viable…