TIRANA, December 17 – The Energy Regulatory Authority decided to keep fees for the electricity market unchanged in 2026. The decision followed a review of ALPEX company’s request for new fees.

The regulator noted that ALPEX had not finalized the financial accounts between the market activity and the role as the electricity market operator. This made it impossible to calculate costs and revenues for the operator alone.

The regulator added that the operator’s activity in 2025 was limited. ALPEX mainly carried out market functions in both Albania and Kosova.

As a result, the authority kept the previously approved fees for 2026 unchanged. It clarified that any future revenue differences would be adjusted once ALPEX submitted a complete request following the proper rules.

The decision appeared in the Official Gazette. Interested parties can request a review or file a court appeal within legal deadlines.

In 2024, the Day-Ahead Market traded a total of 1,172,580.58 megawatt hours of electricity at an average clearing price of 112.01 euros per megawatt hour. Albania exported 27,816.94 megawatt hours to Kosova. Kosova exported 241,097.29 megawatt hours to Albania.

Purchase offers reached 1,534,425.97 megawatt hours. Sale offers totaled 1,868,626.34 megawatt hours. The record for a market time unit was 497.87 megawatt hours on 19 May 2024. The daily trading record reached 7,816.05 megawatt hours on 23 May 2024.

The monthly trading record occurred in May at 133,906.13 megawatt hours. The cross-border energy flow record happened in June at 41,859.80 megawatt hours from Kosova to Albania.

Total market billing for purchases and sales reached 301 million euros.

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