Energy Regulatory Entity (Entiteti Rregullator i Energjise, ERE)
Ownership as documented
State agency; not applicable.
Description
Independent energy regulator for electricity, gas and hydro licences and tariffs. Chair and board serve five-year terms, renewable once; a selection panel includes two parliamentary representatives. Decisions may be appealed to court within 30 days of publication in the Official Journal (ERE page; undated). Chair is appointed and dismissed by Parliament (Shqiptarja headline). Decision PDFs are published on ere.gov.al. Subject of KLSH criticism for confused conduct in 2013-2015 (KLSH audit).
Contracts and money
ERE licence revocation (2013)
Evidence: Radio Prague: ERE moved to revoke CEZ's distribution licence; company taken under state administration.
Figures recorded for the cases linked to this organisation. A figure here is not necessarily paid to or by this organisation; check payer and payee.
KLSH headline economic damage, CEZ Shperndarje period 2013-2015
€32,039,440
lossSource label: VerifiedStated definition: Headline figure in the KLSH audit summary. Items below are part of the audit's findings; the sum is not verified. Official audit finding, not a court judgment.
Date: 30 Jun 2015 · Payer: CEZ Shperndarje (administration period) · Payee: OSHEE and state budget (per audit)
- KLSH audit OSHEE Tirana (PDF) (opens in a new tab)KLSH · Feb 2025 · official · SQ
Lost revenue for OSHEE and state budget from KESH export / OSHEE import
€5,630,713
lossSource label: VerifiedStated definition: Per KLSH text; period 2013-2015.
Date: 30 Jun 2015 · Payer: KESH / CEZ-era arrangements (per audit) · Payee: OSHEE and state budget
- KLSH audit OSHEE Tirana (PDF) (opens in a new tab)KLSH · Feb 2025 · official · SQ
Electrical materials procurement 2014 under ERE-set CEZ rules
€4,359,882
contractSource label: VerifiedStated definition: Per KLSH text: economic damage from breaches of tender procedures set by ERE in CEZ Shperndarje's procurement rules (emergency procedures, single negotiation phase, contract extensions).
Date: 31 Dec 2014 · Payer: CEZ Shperndarje · Payee: Suppliers (not named in text reviewed)
- KLSH audit OSHEE Tirana (PDF) (opens in a new tab)KLSH · Feb 2025 · official · SQ
CEZ settlement: compensation for receivables and transfer of CEZ Shperndarje shares
€95,500,000
paymentSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Enerdata headline and summary give EUR 95.5m; a Tirana Times snippet gives 'Euro 95 million'. Paid in annual instalments until 2018 per summary; source conflict on rounding. Payment to CEZ from distribution operator income, per finance ministry (summary).
Date: unknown · Payer: Republic of Albania / OSHEE (state) · Payee: CEZ Group
- CEZ settles dispute with Albania over power distribution company (opens in a new tab)Enerdata · unknown · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
ERE head 2005-2011
Evidence: Tirana Times: head of ERE since 2005; resignation announced March 2011.
Investigations and cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From 21 Jan 2013
CEZ Shperndarje (OSHEE predecessor): state-administration period audit and criminal complaint
CEZ Shperndarje, the former electricity distributor, was placed under temporary Albanian state administration in early 2013 after ERE moved to revoke its licence (radio.cz; Tirana Times snippet). The…
Status: Audit published (KLSH). Criminal complaint of 25.09.2015 per KLSH text. Prosecution and court outcome not found.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 4 sources.
Source label: VerifiedVerified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- ERRA
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- KLSH
- Date
- Feb 2025
Source label: Officially reportedOfficially reported · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Radio Prague International
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- 1 Mar 2011