1. VIENNA ECONOMIC FORUM TIRANA 09 June, 2008 Ministry of Public Works, Transport and Telecommunications

2. Current Situation Road sector Durres – Kukes – Morine Durres – Kukes – Morine Prishtine - Nish Corridor VIII Corridor VIII Bari, Brindisi - Durres, Vlore –Tirane – Sofje – Burgas, Varna North – Central North – Central – South Hani i Hotit – Shkoder – Gjirokaster – Kakavije Main: 260 km Branch: 96 km Main: 405 km Branch: 72 km Main : 177 km

3. Road Infrastructure projects (Implementation) Project TitleLength km Financing InstitutionsContract value Milot – Rreshen Milot – Skuraj Loti I Skuraj – Rubik Loti II Rubik - Rreshen Loti III 26WB + OPEC30 mil $ Rreshen - Kalimash60,5State Budget640 mil € Kalimash - Rexhepaj5,6State Budget + IDB41,5 mil € Lushnje – Fier21Italian Cooperation22,3Mil € Levan – Vlore24Italian Cooperation + EBRD + EIB 42 mil€ Qafe Plloce - Korce29State Budget18 mil € Levan - Tepelene71EBRD + EIB + EC70 mil € Gjirokaster - Tepelene22,5EIB + EC ( CARDS)22,7 mil € Sarande - Konispol40,5Greek Govt + State Budget29 mil € Shkoder – Hani i Hotit39Italian Cooperation24 mil € Corridor VIII North – South Corridor Durres – Morine Route 7

4. Road Infrastructure projects (Perspective) Project TitleLength km Financing InstitutionsFinancing Fier – Levan (By pass)19,5Italian Cooperation + EBRD + EIB + State budget 50 mil € Durres By pass5Kuwait Fund11,4 mil € Rrogozhine By pass4,5No financing6,4 mil € Vora Junction3,5Kuwait Fund8,8 mil € Tepelena By pass9EC + EIB + EBRD40 mil € Gjirokastra By pass9EC + EIB + EBRD15 mil € Leskovik – 3 Urat13EC (IPA)2 mil €

5. Railway Transport --- Operational lines --- Missing line Length of main line 423 km Length of secondary line 150 km Border Station BAJZA Terminal Stations Pogradec,Vlore Maximum gradient 18 ‰ Gauge 1435 mm

7. Current situation Maritime sector Port of Shengjini Port of Durres (Porto Romano LPG+ Oil) Port of Vlora (Petrolifera LPG + Oil) Port of Saranda

8. Maritime Transport

9. 9 Financed projects Port of Durres ProjectFinancing institutionsValue 1Improvement of Port Infrastructure WB+ OPEC + State Budget23,0 mil $ 2Ferry Quay ConstructionEC (PHARE Program)4,5 mil € 3Procurement of equipments for Container Terminal TDA 1,9 mil € 422Ha construction of port YardEIB17,0 mil € 5Durres port Masterplan ReviewEC 1,0 mil € 6Ferry terminal building and yard infrastructure EIB + EBRD + EC + State Budget 40,0mil €

10. Financed projects Port of Vlora Implementation of Master plan of Vlora, cost of Master plan 31 mil € 15,3 mil € financed by Italian Cooperation:  Construction of ferry terminal  Construction of cargo peer  Construction of port superstructure

11. Financed projects Port of Saranda Construction of passenger’s terminal – financed by WB Construction of ferry terminal – financed by WB (design phase) Rehabilitation and extension of Limioni cargo wharf financed by GoA

12. Financed projects Port of Shengjini Passenger’s terminal - financed by GoA Construction of west breakwater – financed by GoA Construction of south breakwater – financed by GoA Dredging works – financed by GoA

13. Air Transport “Mother Tereza” Succesful PPP model BOOT Airport of Kukes 14 mil $ NAMP Project 50 mil $ Saranda Airport concession “Mother Tereza” Airport Kukes Airport

15. Transport concession New Port in Durres Cement Terminal in Shengjin Container’s Terminal in Durres Port Container’s terminal in Vlora Port Tourist Ports Vehicles technical control centre

16. Transport Concession Thumane – Rrogozhine66km 2x3.75m Tirane – Durres upgrade of the existing road 29km 2x3x3.75m ≈100mil € Tirane – Elbasan (1 Tunnel 2,4 Km) 30km 2X3.75m ≈160mil € Tirane-Diber ( Arber Road) 70km 2x3.75 ≈ 160mil €

17. Telecommunication Liberalized Market Fixed telephony: –Albtelecom sh.a. privatized on 2007 – National operator of Fix telephone –66 alternative operators Mobile telephony: –Albanian Mobile Communications – since August 2000; –Vodafone Albania – since 2001 –Eagle Mobile part of the privatization package of Albtelecom March 2008 Internet and added value services: –32 Internet service provider –30 Service provider for added value service, prepaid card etc

19. Telecommunication perspective New Law for electronic communications  Will liberalize the market  Licensing of WiMax operator  Licensing of the 4 th Mobile operator  3G technology

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