Energji Ashta provides 3.500 Euros for schools in Albania

Schoolkids awarded within a drawing competition Tirana/Ashta. Starting already at the beginning of October altogether 9 schools from the municipalities of Bushat and Vau i Dejes took part in the drawing competition sponsored from Energji Ashta, – a 50:50 joint venture between VERBUND and EVN. The kids had the opportunity to visit the construction site… Continue reading Energji Ashta provides 3.500 Euros for schools in Albania

Austrian MPs visit HPP Ashta

Group of delegates from Austria with representatives of Energji Ashta; behind: portable crane at HPP Ashta On the occasion of an educational journey to Albania a group of Austrian representatives from the trades union payed a visit to the construction site of HPP Ashta. Among them several members of the Austrian Parliament who were impressed… Continue reading Austrian MPs visit HPP Ashta

Topping-out Ceremony at HPP Ashta

Ashta July 5, 2011. Until 2012, the project company “Energji Ashta”– a 50/50 joint venture between Austrian VERBUND and EVN is constructing the largest matrix power hydro power plant worldwide. After only one year of construction works, Ashta 1 powerhouse is already revealing its full magnitude. This was celebrated today in a ceremony with Albanian… Continue reading Topping-out Ceremony at HPP Ashta

Hpp ashta welcomes the austrian school in shkodra and supports two pupils

Pupils from the Austrian School “Peter Mahringer” visited on February 24, 2011 the hydropower plant Ashta.The Austrian School “Peter Mahringer” is the youngest of the six Austrian schools founded abroad. Theschool was established in 2007 with the cooperation of the Albanian and Austrian Ministries of Education. Pupils had the opportunity to take a closer look… Continue reading Hpp ashta welcomes the austrian school in shkodra and supports two pupils

Energji Ashta supports SHKODRA JAZZFEST

Energji Ashta is proudly supporting one of the biggest cultural events of the northern region, SHKODRA JAZZFEST 2010, which is becoming a very important event, part of the jazz scene all over Albania and Mediterranean area. Energji Ashta chose SHKODRA JAZZFEST 2010 with the aim of being a close partner for the region and local… Continue reading Energji Ashta supports SHKODRA JAZZFEST

Verbund and EVN Jointly Implement Albanian Hydropower Plant, Ashta Syndicate Contract is Signed

member Peter, Layr (EVN), General Director Wolfgang Anzengruber (Verbund), General, Director Burkhard Hofer (EVN), Deputy General Director Johann, Sereinig (Verbund), board member Ulrike Baumgartner-Gabitzer, (Verbund), board member Herbert Pöttschacher (EVN) The first international cooperation between EVN and Verbund is sealed. Verbund and EVN have signed the syndicate contract for the Ashta hydropower plant, which is… Continue reading Verbund and EVN Jointly Implement Albanian Hydropower Plant, Ashta Syndicate Contract is Signed

Verbund project company Energji Ashta to start construction on HPP in March 2010

Verbund, Austria‘s leading electricity company and among Europe‘s top electricity utilities, is to start the construction of the world’s largest matrix power plant in Albania by the beginning of March 2010. The project company “Energji Ashta”has been granted all necessary permits and is expected to finalize construction work on the more than 50-MW-strong hydropower plant… Continue reading Verbund project company Energji Ashta to start construction on HPP in March 2010

Verbund provides aid to northern albania after floods

On January 7, 2010, the Albanian government declared a state of emergency. In the Bushat community on the river Drin, 300 houses were flooded up to a depth of 1 meter. In the entire region 2,000 homes and more than 10,500 hectares of agricultural land were inundated. Due to the energetic and immediate initiative of… Continue reading Verbund provides aid to northern albania after floods

Energji ASHTA, SIGAL and representatives test their physical skills

Energji Ashta, SIGAL and representatives of the region met in Shkodra in order to test their physical and mental fitness. In Austria and its core markets Verbund is known for its sustainable business policy and vital engagement for its employees. The company is convinced that its staff is vital to a healthy economic growth and… Continue reading Energji ASHTA, SIGAL and representatives test their physical skills

Ground Breaking Ceremony

Monday, 25 May 2009 saw the breaking-of-the-ground ceremony held by Verbund and SPV Energji Ashta for the more than 50 MW hydropower plant in Ashta, northern. Albania, near Shkoder, the fourth largest town of the country. From 2012 the power plant is to supply electricity for 100.000 households. At the same time, Verbund is opening… Continue reading Ground Breaking Ceremony