Industries

NIG maintains excellent relations with various departments of the Albanian government administration, particularly with the state institutions dealing with technology, energy, tourism, infrastructure, public works and concessions. To investors we are offer managing and conducting all the works in the project’s development: feasibility study, permit’s/licence’s procedures etc, partner selection, bid input, bid composition and preparation, as well as competitor analysis to a Collaborative development in consortium building. Our team is well tailored to provide legal services of elevated know-how. Extensive knowledge, understanding, and awareness of the domestic law and practical expertise in the Albanian legal system are fundamental to our to lead you to success.

The energy market in Albania has undergone significant restructuring due to liberalization, convergence with EU standards, and growth in private investment. NIG is active in the energy sectors and has accumulated expertise in the regulatory and competitive mechanisms defining market operation.

The electricity market has seen rapid development through the unbundling of transmission and distribution systems, third-party access to the networks, privatization of generation and distribution assets, and separation of network system operators from suppliers. Opportunities for private investment abound, and NIG is uniquely positioned to advise clients operating at all points of the value chain – distribution, transmission, and generation, including thermal, and renewable energy sources. NIG acted as the regulatory and market advisor to major international operators in their bids for the privatization of several TPPs and electricity distribution companies. NIG has expertise in market and specific-plant analysis including valuation of green certificates, demand forecasting, optimization of investments, and ultimately, valuation of the companies.

NIG managing partners have excellent access to key decision makers at major market players and state and municipal authorities, and are well-positioned to lobby and facilitate liaisons at all levels. Successful examples have been the work with one of the biggest norwegian company, which we assisted penetrating the Albanian Market, with our consulting due diligence service, where they won a project of investing about 980 million euro on Hydro Power Project in South Albania. Experience in consulting and currently exclusive agreement for 3 HPP up to 15 MW. We have experience in field of Termo Power plan projects, Hidro Power Projects, Wind Power Projects on: concessions, privatization, trade Sales, merging and acquisition.