Ownership as documented
Albanian media identify Bashkim Ulaj as owner or partner. A 2020 QKB historical extract copy (OpenCorporates) lists 100,000 lekë capital and 2 shares, but the partner field is not reliably legible in the scan. No current QKB record was retrieved. Not verified against the current registry.
owner / partner (media)
Evidence: Shqiptarja (26 Dec 2025) names Ulaj as owner of Gener 2; registry record not retrieved.
Description
Construction company. Won the 2018 Thumanë–Kashar PPP tender with a bid of €225.8 million (Exit News, 19 Jul 2018). Signed the concession contract with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Energy on 9 May 2022 (Shqiptarja, Dec 2025). Partner of CNN for the A2 news channel launched in 2019 (SeeNews). Subject of the SPAK Thumanë–Kashar investigation, as reported.
Contracts and money
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.
Gener 2 winning bid, Thumanë–Kashar PPP
€225,800,000
tenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: Bid value as reported by Exit News (19 Jul 2018); fund limit reported at €245m; VAT treatment not specified.
Date: 19 Jul 2018 · Payer: Republic of Albania (Road Authority / Ministry) · Payee: Gener 2 sh.p.k.
- €225 Million Concession for Thumanë–Kashar Highway (opens in a new tab)Exit News · 19 Jul 2018 · journalism · EN
Concession value in SPAK dossier
€245,750,755
concessionSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: As stated in the SPAK dossier as reported by Shqiptarja (26 Dec 2025). Differs from the 2018 bid; reconciliation not found.
Date: 26 Dec 2025 · Payer: Republic of Albania · Payee: Gener 2 sh.p.k. / G2 Infra sh.p.k.
- Hetimet e SPAK mbi koncesionin 245 milionë euro (opens in a new tab)Shqiptarja.com · 26 Dec 2025 · journalism · SQ
DH Albania tender pair (2018)
€30,000,000
tenderSource label: Officially reportedStated definition: 'almost €30 million' as reported by Exit News; approximate.
Date: 2018 · Payer: Albanian government · Payee: DH Albania
- Prosecutors Fail to Charge Any Public Official Awarding €30 Million in Contracts to Ghost Company (opens in a new tab)Exit News · Jan 2020 · journalism · EN
Officials and people linked
owner / partner (media)
Evidence: Shqiptarja (26 Dec 2025) names Ulaj as owner of Gener 2; registry record not retrieved.
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 19 Jul 2018
Thumanë–Kashar road concession (Gener 2 / G2 Infra)
The Thumanë–Kashar highway was tendered in 2018 as a public-private partnership. Exit News reports that Gener 2 won on 19 July 2018 with a bid of €225.8 million against a fund limit reported at €245…
Status: Under investigation (SPAK). Parliament refused to lift Balluku's immunity for arrest on 12 Mar 2026 (Citizens.al).
From Jul 2018
DH Albania / Dunwell Haberman tender forgery case
In 2018 the Albanian branch of US firm Dunwell Haberman (DH Albania) won government tenders, including Tirana Outer Ring Road Lot 1, worth almost €30 million in total. Investigative reporting said US…
Status: Historic; alleged Ulaj link unconfirmed.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 5 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 5 sources
- Publisher
- SeeNews
- Date
- Jul 2018
- Publisher
- Exit News
- Date
- 19 Jul 2018
- Publisher
- OpenCorporates.al (QKB extract copy)
- Date
- 16 Dec 2020
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja.com
- Date
- 26 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- Shqiptarja
- Date
- undated