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Festimja puts the whole of Bulqiza up for auction/ How the lands of Dibra are being acquired for solar power plants

2026-05-28 17:13:16Aktualitet SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Festimja puts the whole of Bulqiza up for auction/ How the lands of Dibra are

The Municipality of Bulqiza announced the winner of an auction for the allocation of a 21-hectare area from the forest/pasture fund in the village of Lubalesh, Gjorica Administrative Unit, for the construction of a wind turbine and photovoltaic panel park.

According to documents published in the Public Procurement Agency, the auction was held on February 23, 2026 with an open procedure, while its object was the allocation of land for the construction of renewable energy production infrastructure, including stations, foundations and supporting facilities. The contract for this auction was concluded on March 9.

The initial value of the auction was 176 thousand lek per hectare per year, which for the area of ​​21 hectares amounted to about 3.69 million lek per year. The winning bid was announced at the value of 3,698,100 lek per year.

The winner of the auction was announced as the entity “Balla Energy Group” sh.p.k, headquartered in the city of Bulqiza and fully owned by Artan Balla. It turns out that only one economic operator participated in the procedure.

The procedure for granting use of areas from the forest and pasture fund through auction is regulated by the legislation on the administration of public property and the relevant decisions of the Council of Ministers. According to these rules, the auction must be conducted as an open and transparent procedure, where the local authority publishes a notice in advance in the Bulletin of Public Notices and in the official communication channels of the municipality or the Municipal Council, clearly defining the object, area, location, initial value and conditions of use of the property.

However, in this case, it does not appear that there was a public notice in the communication channels of the Municipality or the Municipal Council for the opening of the auction.

The practice of auctions for public lands

The granting of land from the forest and pasture fund for energy projects has become a repeated practice by the Municipality of Bulqizë. In previous cases, the municipality has argued these procedures by referring to meetings organized with residents for public consultation, where plans for the use of land for energy projects were discussed.

In October 2025, the Municipality of Bulqizë held a public hearing in just 25 minutes and with the overwhelming presence of the administration of this institution, where it presented the plan for the granting of use by auction of a large number of plots from the forest and pasture fund.

According to the Forestry Directorate, it was about 52 plots distributed in several areas of the municipality, including Ramnagore, Luçan-Batër, Thekë, Sheshe Bulqizë, Klenjë, Okshtun-Prodan, Zerqan and Shupenza. Local authorities announced that these areas, considered forest economy or unproductive pastures, could be given for use for various economic projects such as livestock stables, tourist guesthouses or photovoltaic parks.

During the presentation, the plots were presented only with identification numbers, without providing full details about their surface area, boundaries or current use on the ground. This caused concerns from some residents, who requested more transparency and detailed information about the plots that could be given at auction.

The auctions have continued, while in the administrative units to date, no public hearing has been held on the lands affected by such investments.

At that meeting, the few residents who were in the hall also raised doubts about the possibility of overlapping some plots with lands that they consider traditionally in community use. According to them, in many villages forest and pasture lands have been used by families for generation after generation, even though they do not have a certificate of ownership.

During the hearing, the manner in which the public consultation was organized was also criticized. Some participants and members of the Municipal Council requested that the consultations be held directly in the affected areas and with a clear presentation of the plots on the map, warning that the lack of full consultations could create conflicts with residents in the future.

The auction for the area in Lubalesh is not the only case of this kind in the territory of the Bulqizë Municipality. In previous periods, similar procedures have been developed for the allocation of areas from the forest and pasture fund for energy projects.

One of them is the auction for an area of ​​85.9 hectares in the village of Melcu, in the Administrative Unit of Martanesh, which was held in early 2026 for the construction of wind turbines and the installation of photovoltaic panels, along with their supporting stations and facilities.

According to data published in the Public Procurement Bulletin, the auction was announced on December 31, 2025 with an initial value of 132 thousand lek per hectare per year, while the procedure was held on January 26, 2026 in the premises of the Bulqiza Municipality. It turns out that only one economic operator participated in this procedure, the company “ALB-ML Solar Energy Investment” sh.p.k., which was declared the winner with a bid of 11,467,600 lek.

Similar to the auction for the area in Lubalesh, in this case the procedure was also held with a very limited number of participants. Such procedures for granting public areas from the forest and pasture fund provide for auctions to be publicly announced and conducted openly to guarantee competition and transparency in the selection of investors who will use these properties.

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