Gas Regulation - 2016 - Albania

Albania

Description of domestic sector

1 Describe the domestic natural gas sector, including the natural gas production, liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage, pipeline transportation, distribution, commodity sales and trading segments and retail sales and usage.

The new law governing the gas sector in Albania was introduced in 2015. Law No102/2015, dated 23 September 2015, On the Natural Gas Sector in Albania (the Gas Law) regulates in general terms activities related to the gas sector, including transmission, distribution, trade, storage, supply and intake, as well as the construction and operation of natural gas infrastructures, and is approximated with EU legislation Exploration and production of natural gas is not subject to the Gas Law, but is governed by Law No. 7746, dated 28 July 1993, on Hydrocarbons, as amended (the Law on Hydrocarbons). Currently, there is no natural gas infrastructure effectively operating in Albania.