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Energji ashta joins forces with the local schools to protect the environment

Sustainability project “Show your values, throw the waste in the bins! Keeping our commune beautiful“. Award-giving ceremony for the sustainability project “Show your values, throw the waste in the bins! Keeping our commune beautiful!“   Mjedë/Vau i Dejës, May 27, 2014May 27 marked the finalization of a very comprehensive and ambitious environmental project:“Show your values,… Continue reading Energji ashta joins forces with the local schools to protect the environment

Energji ashta invests in the education of two pupils from the austrian school

Pursuant to its commitment to investing in the education sector in the community close to HPP Ashta, the project company Energji Ashta formalized today its initiative to support two students of the Austrian School “Peter Mahringer” in Shkodra. DietmarRigner, Managing Director of Energji Ashta and GerlindeTagini, director of the Austrian School “Peter Mahringer” signed today… Continue reading Energji ashta invests in the education of two pupils from the austrian school

Energji Ashta celebrates the river Drin Day

Today Ashta hydropower plant has been surrounded by a particularly festive atmosphere. Supported by the German GIZ, friends and guests celebrated today the River Drin Day. This event will be commonly celebrated in four countries with cross – border participation, Albania, Montengro, FYROM and Kosovo every third Saturday of the month of May. Following the… Continue reading Energji Ashta celebrates the river Drin Day

Energji Ashta donates an ambulance car to the Municipality of Bushat

Energji Ashta donates an ambulance car to the Municipality of Bushat keeping its promise of being a reliable partner and neighbor for the local community. HPP Ashta is the most important renewable energy investment in the last two decades in Albania. The company is supplying the state owned KESH and subsequently more than 100.000 households… Continue reading Energji Ashta donates an ambulance car to the Municipality of Bushat

AshtaHydro Power Plant marks the first successful year of operation

The largest operative concessionary Hydro Power Plant (HPP) in Albania is completing the first successful operational year with a generation of 267 GWh of clean and domestic electricity, no accidents or injuries of working staff and no unplanned outages in 2013. Tirana, March 13, 2014 HPP Ashta is the most important renewable energy investment in… Continue reading AshtaHydro Power Plant marks the first successful year of operation

Energji Ashta donates 10 used Notebooks to “Prekë Cali” Elementary School in the Commune of Bushat

On May 24, the Station Manager of HPP Ashta Raimund Tinkler passed 10 used notebooks to the “Preke Cali”elementary school in the commune of Bushat. Energji Ashta has donated in May 10 used Notebooks to "Preke Cali" Elementary school in the Commune of Bushat. The school is one of the many buildings which have been… Continue reading Energji Ashta donates 10 used Notebooks to “Prekë Cali” Elementary School in the Commune of Bushat

USAID representatives visit HPP Ashta

HPP Ashta was visited today by Mr.Jonathan Hale, Administrator for Europe and Eurasia of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) along with other representative of the mission with the aim of learning more about the cutting-edge technology utilized at the plant. During their short stay they were able to have a closer look… Continue reading USAID representatives visit HPP Ashta

HPP Ashta fully commissioned

After an extremely short construction time of less than three years the hydropower plant Ashta has been completed and is now able to provide 100,000 Albanian households with clean hydropower energy. Tirana/Ashta/Vienna, 21st March 2013. With the successful completion of the performance tests for the HPP Ashta, METE officially commissioned the operation of the run-of-river… Continue reading HPP Ashta fully commissioned

VERBUND and EVN Open Ashta Hydropower Plant in Albania

Completion of the First Major Joint International Project 9/18/2012, Maria Enzersdorf, Shkoder, Vienna, The project company "Energji Ashta" and its owners, VERBUND and EVN, are today opening a world first in Albania: The largest matrix hydropower plant using small turbines. Ashta hydropower plant has been undergoing construction during the last 30 months in the north… Continue reading VERBUND and EVN Open Ashta Hydropower Plant in Albania

Hydromatrix-Turbines of HPP Ashta 1 operative for the first time

Test commissioning started in the presence of PM Sali Berisha Ashta, June 15th, 2012 Roughly 27 months after the start of construction of HPP Ashta the first Hydromatrix®-Turbines were synchronized to the Albanian Grid at Ashta 1. Thus Energji Ashta – a 50/50joint venture between VEBUND und EVN- started the test commissioning for the Power… Continue reading Hydromatrix-Turbines of HPP Ashta 1 operative for the first time