Energy Community of South East Europe (ECSEE) Project APL2 (Albania)

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The Second Energy Community of South East Europe (APL) Program Project aims to provide investment support and technical assistance for Albania. The objective of the investment is to extend the lifetime and improve the quality, reliability, safety and efficiency o f the bulk power transmission system by replacing ageing existing facilities with new ones. The technical assistance would serve to facilitate project implementation, strengthen the Transmission System Operator (TSO), and improve both the tariff structure and the procurement procedures applicable to electricity imports. The project comprises two components: 1) Replacement of high-voltage equipment in six transmission substations, and control and protection systems in six transmission substations; and 2) Technical assistance for: strengthening of the TSO; procurement activities and supervision of project implementation; an electricity tariff study; and improving procurement procedures for importing electricity.