Kacinar (Mirdita) small hydro plants: court sends case to SPAK (2025)
Status: Jurisdiction transferred to SPAK (court ruling reported, September 2025). Investigation status unknown.
Summary
Four planned small hydropower plants at Kacinar, Mirdita, operated by Shperdhaza-Energji, were the subject of a complaint by residents and local protests (Citizens.al, 2023). In September 2025 a Lezha court declared itself incompetent and sent the case to SPAK and the Special Court against Corruption and Organized Crime, according to Citizens.al. An earlier residents' suit against the company and local officials for corruption and forgery had been registered at the Special Court but moved to Lezha prosecutors and dismissed (search summary). Status after the September 2025 transfer was not found.
Key facts
- Lezha court ruling reported 16 September 2025 (Citizens.al URL date).
- Four HPP projects at Kacinar, Mirdita; company Shperdhaza-Energji (Citizens.al summary).
- Protests at Kacinar reported in April 2023 (Citizens.al).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (1)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
- A court declared itself incompetent and transferred the Kacinar matter to SPAK (reported court decision).
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationCorruption or forgery in the permits for the Kacinar plants.
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationResidents alleged corruption, forgery and abuse of duty by the company and local officials in permitting (search summary of an earlier file; not confirmed).
Open questions (3)
- Whether SPAK registered a file and whether any charges followed.
- Permit chain: which ministry or ERE licence was issued and on what date (not found).
- Whether the Kacinar task links to the 2019 licence review (see events).
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Response of the company or local officials: not found in sources reviewed.
Timeline
Full timeline →Court
Lezha court sends Kacinar small hydro case to SPAK
Court declared incompetence over the four Kacinar HPP projects and transferred the matter to SPAK and the Special Court, according to Citizens.al.
Connections
- Court proceeding→Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)Source label: Officially reported
Jurisdiction transferred to SPAK (2025)
Evidence: Lezha court declared incompetence and sent the Kacinar HPP case to SPAK (Citizens.al, 16 Sept 2025).
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 3 sources.
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 3 sources
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 16 Sep 2025
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 16 Sep 2025
- Publisher
- Citizens.al
- Date
- 18 Apr 2023