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Albania To Build Two New Interconnection Lines
Tirana, Nov. 20, 2008 (AENews) – The Albanian government approved on Wednesday two different projects that intend to build electricity interconnection lines between Albania and Italy.
The first should link Kallmet/Lezhë with Italian coast near Manfredonia, the office of the Prime Minister said in a statemement. The new trading line is proposed by “Biopower Green Energy”, shpk, a company owned by Ital Green Engineering, part of Marseglia Group.
Another line that should link the projected energetic park of Durres with Bari (Italy) has been also approved. Italian giant Enel intends to build it as part of a project that includes also the building a coal fired thermal power plants in Albanian soil.
In June 2008, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of ENEL SpA Fulvio Conti presented to Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha a project to build a new thermal power plant raging from 600-1400 MW.
Albanian government has under discussion several proposals to build interconnection lines with Italy. A previous decision to allow another company, the “ASG Power Albania”, to build an interconnection line, was cancelled on Wednesday.
Marseglia group intends to build combined wind and biofuel electricity plant with installed capacity of 385 MW. In February the Albanian government approved a new law to facilitate the use of biofuels in the country by excluding it from VAT, custom duties, excise tax and the income tax.
The law has as an objective to substitute 5 per cent of the national oil consumption with biofuels by 2010 and 15 per cent by 2015.
Marseglia group had activities in agro-industry, energy and tourism, according to the company website. “Biopower Green Energy”, shpk has been registered in Albania on 5 December 2007, with installed capital of lek 100,000 (USD 1000, Eur 819). ASG power has been registered in Albania on 16 June 2007, with paid capital of lek 10 mln (USD 100,000, Eur (82,000).
Enel has three different registered subsidiaries in Albania. Enel Produzione, had been registered on 2004 with a paid capital of lek 12.1 Bn (USD 121 Mln, euro 100 mln).
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At a time when all world wants to reduce global warming ,the albanian government approves to be stained with a plan of energetic plant (bio).If the italin Enel wants to produce energy in Albania must use high tecnology ,like solar panels .Albania has many days of the year with full sunshine .Is coal better than solar energy ? As far as I see Mr Genc Ruli it is not very much concerned about the deforestacion in Albania. Where does he live ? Is coal use for energy in Albania’s good inetrests?