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Albania - Kosovo Gas Pipeline
General Information
Promoter
Min. of Energy and Industry
of AL & Min. of Economic
Development of KO
Operator
Albanian Ministry of Energy
and Industry
Host Country
Albania
Status
Planned
Website
Publication Approval Status
Approved
Sponsors
Fier ² Lezha (ALbania) ² Prishtina (Kosovo)
Ministry of Energy and Industry of AL & Min. of
Economic Development of KO
100%
Lezha (Albania) - Pristina (Kosovo)
Ministry of Energy and Industry of AL & Min. of
Economic Development of KO
100%
TRA-F-1028
Project
Pipeline including CS
FID
Update Date
10/05/2016
Advanced
Description
The AlbaniaKosovo Gas Pipeline (ALKOGAP) project is to interconnect the existing and planned gas transmission system of the Republic of Albania
including TAP & IAP project) with the future projected gas transmission system of the Republic of Kosovo, and the transmission interconnectors
which are part of eastern brunch of Energy Community Gas Ring (ECGR), as well. This transmission pipeline would create the preconditions for the
further development of the natural gas markets of Albania, and the creation and development of the natural gas markets of Kosovo in the estimated
annual level of 2 bcm (1-1.3 bcm for Albania and 0.5 - 0.7 bcm for Kosovo). It would be possible to increase its capacity (double or triple), in the case
that ALKOGAP will be used to supply Serbia and other countries with Caspian or Middle East gas.
Regulatory Decisions and
similar material conditions
This project is in line with the aims of the Energy Community Treaty ²establishing the regional gas market, integrated with EU energy market. The
Albania-Kosovo gas pipeline is considered part of the Energy Community Gas Ring, which is the concept of gasification for entire region, proposed
by the WB Study and accepted by the Gas Fora of the Energy Community. The proposed project is in line with the: -Albanian Government priorities
in the gasification of the country. -In the gasification of the EU countries and Contracting Parties of the Energy Community.
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