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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
