Strengthening energy security in Tirana - Karakaçi: Substation "Tirana 3" nearing completion, investments in other areas as well
The Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Enea Karakaçi, inspected the construction works for the “Tirana 3” electrical substation in the Petrela area, an investment that aims to strengthen energy security in the capital. During the inspection, which was also attended by representatives of the German Ministry, the German Embassy and the KfW bank, the minister emphasized the strategic importance of this project for the energy supply in Tirana.
"This investment is very important for Tirana's energy security as it creates a ring connection with other parts of Tirana's substations and is a very successful collaboration with KfW, which in fact continues the very good investments and collaborations with the Transmission System Operator also regarding other interconnection lines, such as the one between Albania and North Macedonia, which on the Albanian side is about 86% of the completed works", said Karakaçi.
The new substation is being built in an area where there was no such infrastructure before and will be connected through three 110 kV lines to the existing substations of Traktorëve, Selita and Farka. Meanwhile, speaking about the rapid urban development of Tirana, Karakaçi stressed that investments in the energy network are necessary to cope with the increase in demand.
"It is enough to touch here on some very important investments that we are making in Tirana, such as the Qendra substation, which will be a new underground substation, in the city center. The Zogu i Zi substation. We have a new substation in Kinostudio and also the investment that the Transmission System Operator is making, regarding the Tirana 1 line, Zogu i Zi and all other investments in Transmission and Distribution", - said the minister.
According to the minister, investments in the energy sector are also extending to tourist areas and other regions of the country, from the Adriatic and Ionian coasts to the Albanian Alps, with the aim of guaranteeing a sustainable supply throughout the territory.
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