This WBIF technical assistance grant has enabled the construction of a reliable electricity transmission system in Tirana and neighbouring region, towards Durres. Specifically, it has helped to prepare the feasibility study, including preliminary designs, for the construction of a 220-kV double circuit line from a substation Tirana 2 to Rrashbull, a new 220/220 kV substation in Rrogozhina, as well as a power transformer upgrade in SS Rrashbull.
The improvements will reduce electricity losses as well as power cuts, which regularly affect 50% of the region's residents and 30% of its private businesses. Current air pollution caused by the diesel generators used during power outages is also expected to decrease.
