TIRANA, July 11 – The Italian Development Cooperation has allocated Euro 90 million with the aim to adapt the system to European standards and to integrate it to the Balkan electric power network. The construction of Tirana 2 substation represents one of the infrastructure milestones envisaged by this program, besides the high voltage power line Elbasan-Tirana (already completed) and the Dispatching Center for remote control (in pipeline). The works, amounting to over Euro20 million, were carried out by Ansaldo T&D, an Italian company leader in the field of energy transmission and distribution. The substation is a facility designed to raise/lower the power transmission voltage in order to distribute electricity in an efficient manner and, at the same time, to supply neighboring countries in case of energy surpluses. The initiative has been conceived and implemented in conjunction with the Albanian counterparts, the transmission system operator (TSO) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Energy. The inauguration ceremony will be held later this month, says the Italian Development Cooperation.
Tirana 2 power substation to begin operations
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