Govt. announces Euro 6.8 mln tender on fuel

TIRANA, March 14 – Government has announced a giant tender of 970 million lek (Euro 6.8 million) VAT excluded to purchase fuel for central government institutions. The tender organized by the Procurement Directorate of the Ministry of Interior is scheduled for April 19 and will supply central government institutions with automotive and central heating fuel until Dec. 31, 2012. The tender is expected to bring fierce competition among wholesale companies operating in Albania.
According to energjia.al energy portal, diesel prices in Albania this week were at an average of average of 183 lek/l, petrol prices at 194 lek/l while LPG prices at 95 lek/l, registering an increase of 20 to 30 lek/l compared to the same period last year.
Finance Ministry data show fuel imports for the first 11 months of 2011 were at around 388,492 tonnes, down 47,000 tonnes or 11 percent compared to the same period in 2010 and 5,692 tonnes or 1.5 percent less compared to the same period in 2009.