This document introduces the PPP legal and institutional framework of Albania.

Even though a general policy framework for improving the legal environment and promoting PPP has not been identified in Albania , the way the Government recently approached concession legal framework reform shows its interest in promoting and using PPP in its infrastructure and services. The Albanian Law, dated 2006 is very close to the PFI Guide recommendations.

In September 2008, the government signed a 35-year concession with Verbund (Austria’s largest electricity company) to build and operate a new hydropower plant. Over a threeyear period, the project mobilized $262 million in private investment, increased Albania’s power generation capacity by 53 megawatts, and delivered improved services for 170,000 people. Construction of the plant began in January 2010 and became fully operational in March 2013.

The Port of Durrës is the lifeline of the Albanian economy, opening up the country to international trade and to the 40 million people strong markets of the Mediterranean and the Balkans. The port, built for a different era, is in dire need of modernization and upgrading. The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invested €18 and €14 million respectively in the project to finance the new terminal building and the upgrading of two important heavily trafficked quays.

Procuring Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships 2018 is designed to help governments improve their PPP regulatory quality. By benchmarking the regulatory frameworks of economies around the world against internationally recognized good practices in procuring PPPs, this assessment identifies areas for improvement in the preparation, procurement, and management of PPPs.

Procuring Infrastructure Public-Private Partnerships 2018 is designed to help governments improve their PPP regulatory quality. By benchmarking the regulatory frameworks of economies around the world against internationally recognized good practices in procuring PPPs, this assessment identifies areas for improvement in the preparation, procurement, and management of PPPs.

Law no. 125/2013 Law on concessions and public private partnerships and Law No. 9643/2006 on Public Procurement can be find on the website for the Public Procurement Agency. 

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PPA is the central institution responsible for the well-being of the public procurement system, concessions/public-private partnership, and public auctions. Aside from the updated legislation in these fields, at this web page there are published manuals, reports of different international institutions, and other materials that help in analysis and interpretation in practice of such legislation.