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Albania’s Recurrent Gasification Mirage
May 11, 2026
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Before Albania can have gasification, it will need to have a functioning economy, a population wealthy enough to afford the costs of central heating and cooling, schools, kindergartens and nurseries equipped with air conditioning, and a substantial industrial base capable of consuming a volume of gas large enough to justify the multibillion euro cost required for the basic infrastructure.
By Gjergj Erebara The year is 2016. The then Minister of Energy, Damian Gjiknuri, announces the plan for the “gasification of Albania.” According to a news report from that time, Albania planned to build five main gas transmission lines: one toward The post Albania’s Recurrent Gasification Mirage appeared first on Tirana Times.
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