Zone explainer · recomputed continuously
What drives electricity prices in Albania?
Data window: trailing 30 days (mix) and 2026 year-to-date (prices) · recomputed 2026-08-29T05:18Z
96.51
YTD avg €/MWh
0
negative hours YTD
0 / 480
YTD min / max €/MWh
volt-6xa
serving forecast model
The generation mix (trailing 30 days)
AL is a hydro-dominated zone (84.4% of recent generation). Prices here move on water: reservoir filling levels set the opportunity cost of every MWh, so weekly hydrology matters more than daily weather. Dry spells lift the whole price level for months; wet ones sink it. Day-to-day volatility is usually low — until a regime shift arrives, at which point prices can re-level in days (as the July 2026 Nordic jump showed). Interconnector flows to thermal neighbours set the ceiling and floor.
The zone has cleared negative 0 hours so far this year (live counters on the tracker), inside a year-to-date range of 0 to 480 €/MWh. Our serving model (volt-6xa) currently runs 13.6% less error than the naive baseline (live, 20 scored days) — verified daily on the public scorecard.
Method. Mix shares from realized generation (ENTSO-E A75, trailing 30 days); price stats from hourly means of published day-ahead auction results (2026 YTD). Every figure recomputes continuously — this page is a query, not an essay with a shelf life. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com".
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