2nd HydroTech Albania Conference and Exhibition will be held in Tirana, Albania in February 2016

2016-01-144 min.

The 2nd HydroTech Albania Conference and exhibition will be held on 10-11 February in Tirana Business Park, announced its organizers from Green World Conferences for BalkanEngineer.com.The conference will provide a platform to exchange information and the opportunity for both the potential and existing investors and the investment community to meet and network in a 5 star environment. It is intended to support hydro development in Albania, to increase foreign direct investment and aid further privatisation of the hydro power industry.

 

The HydroTech Albania 2016 conference and exhibition will host major developers, ministries, investors, lawyers, energy regulatory agencies, energy traders, utilities and technology companies.

 

“The conference will provide a platform to exchange information and the opportunity for both the potential and existing investors and the investment community to meet and network in a 5 star environment. It is intended to support hydro development in Albania, to increase foreign direct investment and aid further privatisation of the hydro power industry”, reported also from Green World Conferences.

 

While the event will be showcasing many technology providers it will also be content driven and will address the key issues the hydro energy industry is facing today in Albania, including the main drivers: reducing CO2, increasing energy security, enabling access to affordable financing, reducing production costs and alleviating poverty in rural areas.

 

Albania has big hydro-energetic potential and only 35.4% out of it is used so far. The total hydro-energetic reserves enable the installation of 4500 MW power network and its annual electric power production could reach up to 16 TWh. “Furthermore, the Albanian electricity system relies almost entirely on hydro to cover its electricity demand with 1.7 GW of hydropower capacity installed, according to information from the Energy Community”, added the organizers of the event.

 

The main topics of the Conference are:

 - Albanian small hydro power market – current state and future potential;

 - Albanian governamet and market regulator support for further small hydro developments;

 - Key aspects of financing small hydro power projects in Albania;

 - Legal advise – case studies from leading energy lawyers;

 - Technical aspects of new developments and refurbishement of existing small hydro installations.

 

The event will be attended by:

 - Energy market regulator;

 - Energy utilities;

 - Hydro projects EPCs and developers;

 - Finance porviers for hydro projects;

 - OEM for hydro projects;

 - Service providers.

 

The conference will be simultaneously translated into English and Albanian.

More information about the event and registration can be found here.

 

Source of photographs: Green World Conferences