HYDRO ENERGY POTENTIAL IN ALBANIA
HYDRO ENERGY POTENTIAL IN ALBANIA
The landscape is intersected by the valleys of Vjosa, Devoll, Osum, Shkumbin, Erzen, Mat and
Drin rivers, eastward and westward, which enable the connection of Adriatic Sea with the internal
part of the country and the Balkans
Albania lies in the Mediterranean climatic zone, characterized by a hot dry summer, strong sunshine
and generally mild winter with abundant rainfalls. Annual average rainfall is 1430 mm. Situated
along the Adriatic and Ionian Sea coast, Albania constitutes one of the key points of intersection
for the roads crossing the Western Mediterranean into the Balkans and Minor Asia. Albania
ensures via sea routes the connection with other world countries and that of the central regions
of the Balkans Peninsula with the Adriatic coast. The Adriatic Sea and Otranto Strait stand inbetween
Albania and Italy.
