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Company · Tiranë County

OST and OSHEE

The transmission system operator and the distribution company that together move Albania's power.

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Sector
Electricity networks
Headquarters
Tirana
Founded
OST 2004; OSHEE 2007
Financial data
Where revenue or employment is shown it is dated and sourced; figures not published by the company are left blank, not estimated

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OST looks after the high-voltage power lines that carry electricity around the country. OSHEE brings it to homes and businesses.

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OST looks after the high-voltage power lines that carry electricity around the country. OSHEE brings it to homes and businesses.

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Energy in Albania

Electricity almost entirely from hydropower — which makes supply depend on rainfall.

Company · Tiranë

KESH

The state generator that runs the Drin cascade and supplies most Albanian electricity.

Sources

  • Wikipedia. Transmission System Operator (Albania) — English Wikipedia · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Used to ground the deep-research section and as a discovery aid; not relied on alone for contested claims.
  • Wikidata. Wikidata item Q30605616 · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
    Source of the population, area and elevation figures shown in Quick facts, each with its own observation year.
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photographs · retrieved 13 Oct 2026
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