The Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Mainly Wind Energy for the Production of Electricity in Albania

By, MSc. Ing. Arben TOPALLI, Prof. Dr. Angjelin SHTJEFNI

Abstract
Electricity production in Albania is dominated by hydropower plants, Vau i Dejës, Koman and Fierzë with a capacity of 1,350 MW. The total net domestic electricity production realized for 2021 was 8,962,699 MWh, of which: 5 343 974 MWh was produced by the power plants owned by the public company KESH sh.a.; 3 618 725 MWh was produced by other power plants (INSTAT, 2021). This production was realized by public hydropower plants to the extent of 59.6%, by private and concessionary hydropower plants to the extent of 39.9% and by other producers (Photovoltaics) to the extent of 0.5% of the net domestic electricity production. The gross import of electricity (energy in receipt) reached the value of 2,253 GWh from 3,239 GWh that was a year ago, marking a decrease of 30.4%. The gross export of electricity (energy in delivery) reached the value of 2,800 GWh from 963 GWh, marking an increase of 2.9 times. Wind energy is a renewable energy such as energy produced from water, solar and biomass. Thanks to the progress in the reconstruction of modern wind energy converters, wind energy is becoming one of the main factors in providing electricity from renewable energies.

Keywords: Renewable energy, Wind energy, Wind turbine, Rated turbine power.

How to cite: Topalli, A., & Shtjefni, A. (2022). The use of renewable energy sources and mainly wind energy for the production of electricity in Albania. Ingenious, 2(2), 24–55.

https://doi.org/10.58944/arry6391