The administrations of Greek power grid operator IPTO and the Albanian transmission system operator OST have just held talks in Tirana to discuss the progress of a new 400 kV overhead transmission line being developed between the two countries.

According to an announcement, technical teams of the two operators will work closely to accelerate the project’s development. The need for close cooperation for swifter progress was highlighted during the meeting.

In addition, the meeting’s participants examined ways to increase interconnectivity between the two countries, an issue that also concerns the wider western Balkans region.

The two operators agreed on establishing technical teams to study how increasing RES penetration and the development of domestic and international interconnections are creating further needs for grid capacity boosts.

These technical teams will be expected to start work, in the coming months, on joint studies with a view to adopting a common approach for strengthening existing interconnections and creating new ones in the region.