Albania’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy has made changes to its onshore wind project tender process following several requests by prospective bidders.
The ministry went on to conduct a review of the bidding documents, introducing several changes and clarifications.
The deadline for the second stage Request for Proposals (RfP) submission has been extended by an additional three-month period to May 2023.
The extension of the RfP submission deadline is to allow bidders more time to select sites, obtain preliminary permits and collect site data for the energy yield assessment and for the environmental and social impact assessment, all of which are requirements at the RfP stage.
The deadline for submission of qualification applications at the request for qualification stage is 13 June 2022.
Pre-qualified bidders will be announced in August.
Publication of RfP (second stage) documents will occur in September.
Selected bidders will announced in June 2023.
The ministry may facilitate the process for obtaining permits/authorisations with the different competent authorities relevant to the wind auction.
Prospective bidders are invited to proactively communicate to the Ministry any issue encountered in this regard during bid preparation.