Electricity prices in Albania

Albania generates almost all of its electricity from hydropower, mainly from large dams on the Drin river in the north, which makes supply sensitive to rainfall: in dry years the country imports a sizeable share of its needs, while wet years can produce a surplus for export. Solar capacity has been growing in recent years to reduce this dependence.

Households are served by a universal supplier at tariffs approved by the national regulator, ERE, rather than by competing retail offers, and bills are issued in Albanian lek. Because the gas network is minimal, electricity is the main source of heating and hot water in most homes, often through reversible air-conditioning units, so winter consumption and cold spells weigh heavily on household bills.