Tirana International Airport (TIA) is continuing its investments in improving airport infrastructure and services by adding 46 new vehicles for runway operations, with a total investment of 2 million euros.

The investment aims to support the significant growth in the number of flights and passengers, improving the efficiency of ground operations and, above all, the passenger experience during their journey through the airport.

The new vehicles include modern passenger stairs, equipment for loading and unloading baggage from aircraft, tow tractors for transporting baggage carts, aircraft pushback vehicles, and baggage conveyors.

The investment also includes GPU units to supply aircraft with electricity while on the ground, Airstarters for starting aircraft engines, vehicles for aircraft cleaning services, and a de-icing vehicle for the winter season, further enhancing the capacity for safe operations throughout the year.

Through this investment, Tirana International Airport aims to enable faster and more efficient aircraft turnaround processes, from baggage handling to passenger boarding and disembarkation.

Improving these processes directly contributes to the quality of service provided to partner airlines and to creating a better experience for every passenger traveling through TIA.

Investments in equipment, infrastructure, and operational capacity are part of the ongoing commitment of Tirana International Airport and the Kastrati Group to support traffic growth and provide an increasingly efficient, safe, and high-quality airport experience.

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Albin Kurti, acting prime minister of Kosovo, attended the inauguration ceremony of the Wind Park in Zatriq, a village in the Municipality of Rahovec.

This park represents an investment of around 106 million euros. It is expected to produce approximately 185 gigawatt-hours of clean energy per year, an amount that covers the annual energy needs of around 45,000 households.

The Prime Minister’s Office announced that Kurti highly valued Kosovo’s potential in the field of renewable energy. He stated that the Government of the Republic of Kosovo has taken concrete measures through well-thought-out investments, for the benefit of citizens and future generations.

Kurti emphasized that the project is also of special importance for the country’s energy security. According to him, every megawatt-hour of clean energy produced in this park brings Kosovo closer to reducing dependence on limited sources and those more vulnerable to external energy crises.

After thanking international financial partners for their support, the institutions of the Republic of Kosovo, and the professional teams that contributed to the realization of the project, the acting prime minister declared that the Wind Park lays another stone in the foundations of a cleaner, safer, and more sustainable energy future for Kosovo.

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The Government of Kosovo has allocated €3.8 million for the energy renovation of 13 public buildings in four municipalities, including the Municipality of Viti, Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti said, KosovaPress reports.

Kurti made the remarks during his stay in Viti, where he attended the inauguration of energy-efficiency measures at the “28 November” Primary and Lower Secondary School.

Around €118,000 was invested in interventions at this school alone. The investment aims to create more suitable conditions for students and teachers.

“The teachers and students of this school, and beyond, will have the unwavering support of the Government of the Republic of Kosovo for energy efficiency, but also for quality education. We have invested around €118,000 in energy efficiency at this school. The idea is that temperature, lighting, air quality, windows and the boiler all form a system that enables the most dignified and suitable conditions possible, both for the teachers who work here and for the students who study here… This is one of five buildings renovated in Viti under the government’s agreement with the municipalities and the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund. Across the entire scheme, the government is investing €3.8 million in the energy renovation of 13 public buildings in four municipalities,” Kurti said.

Acting Economy Minister Artane Rizvanolli said the measures implemented at the school had generated significant energy savings.

The €118,000 financed the thermal insulation of the exterior walls, roof insulation, replacement of doors and windows, installation of a pellet heating system, and LED lighting.

“The efficiency measures, worth €118,000, include the thermal insulation of the exterior walls, roof insulation, replacement of doors and windows, installation of a pellet heating system and efficient LED lighting. The effects are already tangible for the students and everyone here; annual savings amount to around 75 percent, or 118,000 kilowatt-hours per year. This means, on the one hand, improved learning conditions for students, as well as reduced pollution, because previously the boiler had a larger capacity and used wood. Now, because it is more efficient, the capacity is lower and it uses more pellets, which means it is less polluting for the air here during the winter for the children,” Rizvanolli said.

According to Rizvanolli, annual savings amount to around 75 percent, or 118,000 kilowatt-hours per year. She stressed that the interventions had improved learning conditions and helped reduce pollution, as the wood-fired boiler had been replaced with a more efficient pellet system with a lower capacity.

Rizvanolli called on municipalities to make use of the new call for applications, which the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund is expected to open in the coming months.

Njomza Hoxha, Managing Director of the Kosovo Energy Efficiency Fund, said the benefits of the investments went beyond energy savings, as they had created better conditions for students and teachers.

“In addition to energy savings, greater comfort has also been provided for students and teachers here,” Hoxha said.

Sherif Neziri, director of the “28 November” Primary and Lower Secondary School, thanked the institutions on behalf of the school administration for the investment and improvements to the building.

After the ceremony at the “28 November” Primary and Lower Secondary School, the activity continued at the Social Work Center in Viti, where measures to increase energy efficiency have also been implemented.

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The completion of rehabilitation work on a section of the Iber-Lepenc Canal has been inaugurated in Zubin Potok. According to the institutions, the project was carried out to enhance water security and protect the Republic of Kosovo’s critical infrastructure. Acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti and Acting Minister of Economy Artane Rizvanolli attended the inauguration ceremony, where they emphasized the importance of the investment for water supply, energy production and the country’s overall security.

Kurti described the project as a strategic investment that directly contributes to protecting the canal and ensuring water security. He said the section near where the ceremony was held is no longer visible because it has been rehabilitated and, at the request of residents, covered to improve safety for everyone.

According to the acting prime minister, the canal has been vital infrastructure for the Republic of Kosovo since it was built in the 1980s. It begins in this municipality and stretches 49 kilometers to Pristina, supplying water to power plants that generate up to 90 percent of the country’s energy, agricultural land in the Kosovo Plain, and drinking water plants that serve nine municipalities with more than 500,000 residents.

Kurti stressed that protecting the canal cannot be treated solely as a local or technical issue. According to him, safeguarding this infrastructure means protecting the Republic every day, as well as the electricity in homes, water from the tap, economic production and the bread provided by the fields.

The project is valued at 18 million euros. Through this investment, 37 major sections along the canal’s 49-kilometer route have been rehabilitated, while a balancing reservoir with a capacity of 30,000 cubic meters has also been built. The reservoir can be used for emergency supplies to power plants or water utilities when necessary.

According to Kurti, the project demonstrates that the Republic of Kosovo does not merely respond to risks, but also builds the capacity to prevent them and ensure that services continue without interruption and at the required standard. He explained that the inauguration was held in this particular area because the canal once posed a risk to residents, whereas today the Iber-Lepenc enterprise invests in infrastructure, employs citizens and fulfills its mission to the state.

Acting Minister of Economy Artane Rizvanolli described the project as particularly important for the security of the canal and the water security of the Republic of Kosovo. She recalled that the previous visit to the site had taken place approximately one year earlier, when work on this section began. At the time, less than six months had passed since the rehabilitation of the canal section that was targeted in a terrorist attack had been completed.

Rizvanolli said that incident demonstrated in the clearest possible way the vital importance of Ujman to the country’s security. According to her, Ujman is essential to the water supply and water reserves, as it contains two-thirds of the Republic of Kosovo’s total reserves and enables water to be supplied to around 500,000 residents.

She stressed that the state, state institutions and public enterprises should not act only after attacks occur. According to Rizvanolli, regular and proper maintenance of critical infrastructure is equally important for ensuring security.

The acting minister said the project had delivered three main results. The canal has been rehabilitated and restored to its original capacity, water quality has improved, and the monitoring and management of this entire critical infrastructure system have been modernized.

As the first result, Rizvanolli cited the complete rehabilitation of 10 kilometers of the canal. She explained that the damaged sections had been lined with new reinforced concrete, while sections with structural damage and active leaks had been repaired.

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