Environmental impact assessment

Project description
and objectives:

Construction of a combined cycle power station fuelled by distillate oil located 6 km north of Vlore adjacent to an off-shore oil tanker terminal. The plant size would be 85MW - 135MW depending on the configuration of the winning equipment bid. Construction works for the thermo power plant will be done through a single Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract (EPC contract) expected to be completed in 24 months. The client is KESH, the state owned company responsible for the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Albania. The project implementation will be managed by KESH through its Project Implementation Unit (PIU).

The project would continue to consolidate the transition impact of the existing EBRD power projects in Albania (sector reconstruction and distribution rehabilitation), which have extensive objectives that include readjusting tariffs to cover costs, improving collection of receivables, eliminating subsidies for budgetary and non-budgetary entities, reducing electricity losses, implementing a sector reform strategy and extending the current management contract for KESH.

The project would help to reduce reliance on hydro generated power in Albania and to ensure continuous provision of electricity. The project would support the creation of a TSO, the creation of an Equalizing Fund (to build fund reserves in good hydrological years) and functioning of a Reserve Fund for Social Protection.

There is a project summary document available for this project.

EIA summary:

Executive summary  (0.1Mb), Albanian  (0.1Mb)

Full EIA availability:

Full EIA documentation is available locally at:

KESH office in Vlore
Tel & Fax: +355 33 22 28 41
Contact: Aleksander Dumani

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KESH, Public Relations Office,
Blloku Vasil Shanto, Tirana, Albania,
Mr Fatmir Hoxha, Tel: +355 4 23 45 01

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EBRD Resident Office in Albania,
Rruga Abdi Toptani, Torre Drin, 4th floor, Tirana, Albania
Mr Giulio Moreno, Head of Office,
Tel +355 4 232 898

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KESH website:  http://kesh.com.al/

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The World Bank website: http://www.worldbank.org

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EBRD’s Business Information Centre in London

Enquiries:

Environmental enquiries:

Mr Fatmir Hoxha, KESH
Address: Blloku Vasil Shanto, Tirana, Albania
Fax: +355 4 23 45 01
E-mail: HoxhaF@kesh.com.al

General enquiries:

Mr Elton Rradheshi, Office of CEO,KESH
Address: Blloku Vasil Shanto, Tirana, Albania
Fax: +355 4 23 20 46
E-mail: RradheshiE@kesh.com.al