An estimated 95% of Albania’s electricity comes from hydropower, an energy source threatened by changing precipitation patterns associated with climate change. To assist the country’s transition to renewable energy, the German Development Agency, GIZ, works with Albanian municipalities to expand solar photovoltaic and energy-efficient technologies through pilot programs. To support the diffusion of these technologies, we analyzed the GIZ pilot program in Elbasan. We interviewed municipal officials and community-based organizations to assess drivers and barriers to the diffusion of renewable energy technology and community participation. We found community involvement faces difficulties in Elbasan and recommend collaborative workshops between municipalities, development agencies, and NGOs.

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Last modified

• 2023-01-12

Creator

• Ramadani, Engjell
• Santana, Mylla
• Case, Kallie
• Sahagian, Brianna

Subject

• Sustainability
• Inclusion
• Energy
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-121522-182138
• 83626

Keyword

• Energy Citizenship
• Albania
• Diffusion
• Photovoltaics
• Energy-Efficient Bulbs

Advisor

• Dodson, Leslie Lynn
• Hersh, Robert

Year

• 2022

Center

• Tirana, Albania Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• GIZ Albania

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
• 9 - Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13 - Climate Action
• 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Date created

• 2022-12-15

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-121522-182138

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved