Bechtel, an engineering, construction and project management partner, is delivering a critical hydropower plant, which sources say will play a significant role in Albania reaching its energy self-sufficiency goals.
Albania’s Power Corporation (KESH) and Bechtel have signed an agreement to begin the early works for the 210-megawatt Skavica plant on the Drin River. Work will begin with a technical investigation, preliminary construction roads, and the environmental and social impact assessment, which will help to expedite the start of construction.
The new plant will be located upstream of the Drin cascade, which currently houses four hydro plants. The combination of these existing projects currently produces the largest energy production in the Balkans, with a combined power output of 1,350 megawatts.
As a regulating dam, Skavicait is expected to provide greater protection against floods that impact downstream communities annually.
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