1. Municipality of Tirana
Albania
Profile of the Tirana ’s River Basin and Hydro
Power Plant
Prof.Dr. Edmond Panariti
Deputy/Mayor
Tirana-Albania

2. Capital of Albania
Tirana city
Tirana is the capital of Albania. Included surrounding villages, Tirana counts in
total about 800.000 inhabitants among which about 500 000 are located in Tirana
Municipality. The surface extension of the city is 1238 km2

3. Tirana River Tirana City

4. Watershed Area of Tirana
Tirana river tributaries
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5. The Basin
River Tirana
Tirana river constitutes the principal branch of Ishmi river . It has an ovearll
length of 35 km , and collects the water of Lana river and Limuthi branch. The
main river Ishem is formed downstream Tirana city.
The hydrographic catchment of Ishmi river has a total area of 673 km2. It
has a total length of about 75 km and an average elevation of 357 m. The Ishmi
river is formed by three main rivers Tirana river, Tercuza river and Zeza river
Tirana river
January 2012

6. Restoration and Rehabilitation of the Tiranas
River’Banks one of the largest project of Tirana |
Municipality
Tirana River is the most polluted river in Albania

7. Rivers crossing the Capital Tirana
Two relevant rivers cross the city; the Lana River and the Tirana river. Those two
water bodies meet the main Ishem River downstream of Tirana city.
 Point where Tirana river join’s Lana river

8. Lana River
Lana River is a tributary of River Tirana, which crosses from East to West the
urban area of the Capital.

9. POPULATION AND AGRICULTURE IN WATERSHEDS AREA
The historic and actual archive of HI is used
Data to be collected
 Land use and urban density (Population) of connected watersheds
Density of Rural land Arable Arboriculture Forest Pasture
population (%) land (%) (%) (%)
Sq/km (%)
Tirana 385.5 36.3 29.1 7.2 33.9 4.3
River
Tirana 460.4 25.4 19.1 6.3 39.7 6.1
 Detailed maps of the river area 1:25.000

10.  Tirana’s Watershed Chart
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11. Tirana River Cascade Hydropower Potential
• Tirana’s river watershed energy project, will include the
constructions of two hydropower plants situated in two sites
along the Tirana river flow Zall-Dajt and Brar.
• Average perennial flow rate is 2,7 cubic m/s. The output
energy shall enter the 20 kV substation situated 1000 m far
from the HP plant. The plant will be placed at approximately 8
km from the capital.
• A concession contract is expected to be concluded with the
Ministry of Economy and Energy, once an investor shall be
identified and will take it over.
• Construction permit will be granted by the Government
following the presentation of a detailed design of the work.

12. Card
• Name of the work: HP watershed on Tirana’s river
• Installed Power 18,20 MW (Average Annual Energy 68,20
MWh) supplied by two hydropower plants

13. HPP-s technical Data
• Zall-Dajt-HPP
• Q average=0,70m3/sec
• Derivation pipeline Nr1 (Pipe/C/R) 1Ø1m and L=1250 m length
• Derivation pipeline Nr 2 (Pipe/C/R) 1Ø 0,8 m and L=1550 m length
• Pipeline of turbines (Steel) 2Ø0.90 m and L=130 m length.
• Installed Power N=2,60 MW
• Average Annual Energy E=11,35 million kWh.
• Brar-HPP
• Dam from gravel H Dam=55m
• Total Volume of Reservoir, V reservoir=41.50 million m3
• Regulator volume of Reservoir, V regulator=31.50 million m3
• Dead Volume of Reservoir, V dead=10 million m3
• Average perennial inflow rate Q average=2,70m3/sec
• Derivation: Pipeline C/R Di= 1Ø2.2 m, L=3100 length an tunnel Di=Ø2.2m, L=3100m length
• Balance Tower with DT=8m and Height H T=20m
• Pipeline of Turbines (Steel) 2Ø1,60 m and L=1100 m length
• Installed Power N=15.60 MW
• Average annual energy output=68.20 million kWh

14. HP Turbines
• ZALL-DAJT – HPP
PELTON type turbine, two sets capacity 1500 kW.
• BRAR – HPP
PELTON type turbine, two sets capacity 8000 kW.
• Energy produced by two HPP-s to be dispatched through a
10.300 m long line of 350 kv in Brari/Tirana substation.
• Current Status of Work – Pending a concessionary biding
process.
• List o Conducted studies include: Hydrology, geology-
engineering report, hydrotechnical and hydroenergetic
report. Information by the Regional Water Basin Council on
details of the concessionary operations, advantages and
amounts of water to be used,

15. Project’s time Lines and
Financial terms
• The anticipated expected investment amounts at
42.60 millions of euro.
• Operational Costs (running and maintenance)at
0.015 euro/kW
• Electricity selling price: 0.09-0.12 euro/kWh
• Deadline for self-settlement: 9.0-7.3 years
• Construction period 3.5 years
• Land to be used for the works: To be purchased by
the investor in accordance with the price set by the
state.

16. Tirana of the near future