ERE Albania - Enti Rregullator i Energjisë për Shqipërinë

What ERE Albania - Enti Rregullator i Energjisë për Shqipërinë does

ERE Albania (Enti Rregullator i Energjisë për Shqipërinë) is the statutory energy regulatory authority of the Republic of Albania, established in 1995 and operating as an independent public legal entity under Law No. 43/2015 (electricity sector) and Law No. 102/2015 (natural gas sector). It regulates and supervises Albania's electricity and natural gas markets through tariff setting, licensing of generation, transmission, distribution, supply, and trading activities, market rule development, consumer protection, and enforcement of quality-of-service standards. Its governance structure consists of a 5-member Board appointed by the Albanian Parliament.

The organization delivers its mandate via a portfolio of electronic systems and platforms. The official website portal (ere.gov.al) serves as the central hub for regulatory information, decisions, and publications. Specialized subsystems include the Price Comparison Tool (PCT) for consumer-facing electricity price comparison, the Electronic License Register, the Guarantees of Origin Registry for renewable energy, the REMIT market integrity reporting system, and ALPEX, the Albanian day-ahead electricity exchange integrated regionally with Kosovo and connected to ENTSO-E. ERE also operates an electronic complaint submission system for consumer grievances against licensees.

ERE is a non-commercial public entity funded through the Albanian state budget; it generates no product or service revenue and charges no fees for licensing or complaint handling. Its customer base is mandatory by law: all electricity and natural gas market participants (licensees), system operators OST and OSSH, cross-border market participants, and end-use consumers. The entity maintains active institutional partnerships with regional and European regulatory bodies including ERRA, NARUC, CEER, MEDREG, the Energy Community Secretariat, and AIB. Current leadership includes Chairperson Petrit Ahmeti, who also served as President of MEDREG during 2021–2022.

Name

ERE Albania - Enti Rregullator i Energjisë për Shqipërinë

Legal name

Enti Rregullator i Energjisë

Website

https://ere.gov.al

Company type

Public

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ERE Albania is the statutory, independent public regulatory authority for Albania's electricity and natural gas sectors, established in 1995. It licenses market participants, sets tariffs, oversees the ALPEX day-ahead power exchange, and protects consumers, funded by the state budget and governed by a Parliamentary-appointed Board.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Sector Regulation

NAICS

Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (92613), Regulation and Administration of Communications, Electric, Gas, and Other Utilities (926130), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Natural Gas Transmisison & Distribution (4923)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy, Utilities & Natural Resources Regulators (BPAIAOAJ)

Keywords

• Energy sector regulation
• Electricity market oversight
• Tariff methodology approval
• Regulatory licensing services
• Consumer protection energy

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ERE regulates and supervises Albania's electricity and natural gas sectors by issuing and managing licenses for generation, transmission, distribution, supply, and trading; approving tariff methodologies; establishing market rules and codes; resolving consumer complaints; and publishing market data and annual reports. It also oversees the ALPEX day-ahead electricity market and REMIT wholesale market transparency framework, and operates the PCT platform that allows consumers to compare supplier price offers in the liberalized market.

Product overview

ERE Albania operates as a government regulatory authority for Albania's energy sector, functioning as a public legal entity independent from industry and state interests. The organization provides a web-based portal offering regulatory services including licensing management for electricity and natural gas companies, tariff methodologies and price publications, market rules and reports (including ALPEX day-ahead market data), consumer complaint handling through electronic forms, annual report publications, and the PCT platform for electricity price comparison. The product portfolio consists of a central website portal integrated with specialized subsystems for licensing, complaints, market data, and consumer services, all designed to regulate and monitor Albania's energy market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Price Comparison Tool (PCT) Standalone online platform at pct.ere.gov.al where consumers can compare published electricity price offers from licensed suppliers in Albania's liberalized energy market.
• Licensing Management System Electronic system for managing license applications, renewals, modifications, and transfers for electricity and natural gas sector activities including production, trading, transmission, distribution, and supply.
• Consumer Complaint Management Service Free-of-charge electronic complaint submission service enabling consumers to file grievances against licensed energy entities regarding billing, metering, service quality, and contract disputes.
• ALPEX (Albanian Power Exchange) Day-Ahead Market Albanian day-ahead electricity market operated by the Nominated Electricity Market Operator (NEMO), integrated with regional energy markets including Kosovo, for organized wholesale electricity trading.
• Register of Guarantees of Origin (RGO) Electronic registry for issuing and tracking guarantees of origin for electricity produced from renewable energy sources in Albania.
• ERE Official Website Portal Comprehensive central web portal providing public access to ERE's regulatory information, legislation, tariff methodologies, market data, licensing procedures, consumer services, board decisions, and publications for Albania's electricity and natural gas sectors.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• ERRA (Energy Regulators Regional Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of ERRA, participating in regional regulatory cooperation and knowledge sharing among energy regulators
• NARUC (National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of NARUC, participating in international regulatory best practices exchange and capacity building programs
• Energy Community SecretariatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive participant in Energy Community regulatory activities, implementing EU energy directives in the region
• CEER (Council of European Energy Regulators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of CEER, participating in European regulatory alignment and best practice development
• MEDREG (Mediterranean Energy Regulators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresidency holder (2021-2022) under President Petrit Ahmeti; actively participates in Mediterranean energy regulatory cooperation and harmonization
• ZRRE (Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral cooperation with Kosovo regulator for market integration, joint regulatory consultations, and shared market rules development
• CRE (Energy Regulatory Commission of France)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted visit from CRE representatives in April for experience exchange and regulatory cooperation
• FDUT (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMemorandum of understanding signed for cooperation in energy sector research and training
• Balkan Energy School (BES)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporting organization for the Balkan Energy School established in Milan, December 2022
• ENTSO-E (European Network of Transmission System Operators)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinated new connection agreement between KOSTT (Kosovo) and ENTSO-E, marking Albania-Kosovo electricity market integration
• AIB (Association of Issuing Bodies)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember participating in guarantees of origin systems and cross-border recognition

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Others

• Energy Community Secretariat: The Treaty-based organization that drives EU energy acquis extension to non-EU members including Albania; not a regulator itself but a core institutional counterpart that sets the compliance roadmap ERE follows.

Direct peers

• HERA - Croatian Energy Regulatory Agency: Croatia's national energy regulator with an EU-aligned mandate covering electricity, gas, oil, and district heating; operates with a similar multi-functional scope (tariffs, licensing, consumer protection) to ERE but in an EU member-state context.
• ANRE - National Energy Regulatory Authority of Romania: Romania's national regulator for electricity, gas, and district heating with full EU-alignment scope and tariff, licensing, and market-monitoring functions that mirror ERE's mandate, providing a benchmark for ERE's trajectory under Energy Community obligations.
• ZRRE - Energy Regulatory Office of Kosovo: Kosovo's energy regulator and ERE's closest peer: same regional context, similar dual electricity/gas mandate, active bilateral cooperation on market integration, and joint oversight of the Albania-Kosovo coupling through ALPEX/KOSTT.
• AERS - Energy Agency of the Republic of Serbia: Serbia's energy regulator operates in a comparable transitional Western Balkan market with the same dual electricity/gas remit, Energy Community obligations, and emerging market liberalization focus as ERE Albania.
• RAE - Regulatory Authority for Energy of Greece: Greece's independent energy regulator with comparable responsibilities for tariff approval, licensing, market monitoring, and consumer protection across electricity and gas, and an active regional role that overlaps with ERE's Mediterranean/Energy Community work.

Broad incumbents

• BNetzA - Federal Network Agency (Germany): Germany's federal energy regulator with extensive cross-sector mandate (electricity, gas, telecommunications, rail, post); represents the larger-scale European incumbent model against which ERE's institutional maturity is benchmarked.
• ACER - Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (EU): EU-level coordinating agency that ERE engages with through CEER and the Energy Community; provides the supranational framework and technical standards that shape ERE's regulatory practice and capacity-building partnerships.
• CRE - Commission de régulation de l'énergie (France): France's mature national energy regulator with an established direct cooperation relationship with ERE; serves as a reference peer for advanced EU-aligned market design, tariff methodologies, and consumer protection frameworks that ERE is progressively adopting.
• Ofgem - Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (UK): The UK's independent energy regulator covering electricity and gas markets with a comprehensive tariff, licensing, consumer, and market-monitoring scope broadly comparable to ERE's mandate, but operating at vastly greater scale and complexity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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