Operatori i Sistemit Te Transmetimit

Transmission System Operator

The Transmission System Operator currently performs the functions of the Transmission Network Operator

Transmission System Operator performs the functions of Dispatch System Operator

The electricity transmission system in Albania is managed by the Transmission System Operator (OST sh.a.), a public company with 100% of state shares.

The Transmission System Operator performs the functions of a Market Operator

Annual Report 2020

Annual Report 2019

Annual Report 2018

Annual Report 2017

OST sh.a. was established on July 14, 2004, as a result of the reform and division of the Albanian Electricity Corporation, from a company organized vertically with functions of generation, transmission and distribution of electricity, into three separate companies. The TSO performs the functions of Transmission Network Operator, Dispatch System Operator and Market Operator.

OST sh.a. operates the network in accordance with the provisions of Law 43/2015 “On the Electricity Sector”, the Transmission Grid Code, the Electricity Market Model, bilateral or multilateral agreements and other applicable legal acts.

Albania’s electricity transmission system consists of lines with a voltage level of 110 kV, 150 kV, 220 kV and 400 kV, the respective substations at these voltage levels, and all equipment, the functions of which are included in the power transmission electrical.

The “Dry Run” process aims at market simulations that are important for the implementation of TSHB, which will include simulations in real conditions but without financial effects.

The Market Operator administers and supervises the Albanian Electricity Market, in accordance with Law no. 43/2015 “On the Electricity Sector”, and “Provisional Rules of the Electricity Market” as well as national and international legislation on electricity.