The major geothermal resources in Albania include Kruja geothermal area, with 5.9x108 – 5.1x109 GJ (Giga Jaul), Ardenica and Peshkopia geothermal areas. Such reserves are not profitable as power generators, as their thermal potential is low (maximum temperature 20-330 C).

 

Temperature estimations, according to depths, show that in 100 meters deep, temperatures vary from above 5o C to 19o C, whereas in the Western Lowland and the south-eastern part of Albania temperatures vary from 16o C to 18.8o C. In the Western Lowland and the south-eastern part of Albania, the temperature reaches 32.9o C at a depth of 1000 m, 54 o C in 2000 meters and 71.8o C . in 3000 meters., while in further depths, the temperature rises gradually up to 105.8o C in 6000 m, measured in Ardenica structure.

Geothermal energy resources in Albania are estimated as warm water sources of the underground soil, which have a sufficient temperature to be used as energy source.

Geothermic situation of Albanide offers two ways to use energy geothermic, separated as follows:

• thermal sources with low entalpi and maximum temperature up to 80°C. These are natural resources or wells that are located in a vast territory of Albania, from the south, near to the border with Greece northeastern area;

• deep vertical wells for geothermal energy, where is included a large number of oil and abandoned gas wells, that can be used for heating purposes.