TIRANA, Aug. 15 – The Albanian power corporation, or KESH, said Wednesday they have asked for a price increase in order to cope with the higher price in the regional and world market from where they import energy due to attempt to make up for the lack of production in the country.
This summer, Albania has suffered serious problems with its electricity supplies due to difficulties in importing and problems with domestic production.
Domestic power production is based on hydroelectric stations that have operated at greatly decreased capacities due to a lack of rain for more than a month.
Albania imports 5-6 million kilowatt hours per day, and produces another 5-6 million, a level that has resulted in shutdowns of up to 15 hours daily.
Post-communist Albania has suffered regular electricity problems attributed to poor management, an outdated distribution system and lack of money.
