1. The Law On heat saving in buildings

In order to reduce the electricity consumption for heating purposes and to promote the use of the alternative resources of energy, in September 2002, has been ratified the Law on Heat Saving in Buildings. The aim of this Law is to rule the heating of the dwellings, public private buildings and the control, the evidence, the management of the thermal energy consumption, in the characteristics conducts of the constructions components, thermal installation inbuildings. This Law aims the improvement, in

reduction of the energy consumption in buildings.

This main aim of this Law is unqualified in its Article 3.The projec tion and construction of buildings should foresee the realization of the necessary technical parameters for the saving and efficient using of the energy. All the buildings, which are to be constructed after entering into force of this law, should be realized respecting the normative voluminous coefficient of the thermal losses Gv and should be foreseen the central or local heating installation .

The coefficient Gv, that depends on the climatic zones and on the building characteristics, is given on the Norms, regulations, design and constructions conditions, for heat generation and energy saving in dwellings and public buildings, named Energy Building Code compiled on this reason and as mentioned above is approve by

the Council of Ministers on January 2003 (The Decision of the Council of Ministers nr.38). This Code analyzes the demand for heating and its heat losses in buildings. This Code also analyzes in details the climatic points (Degreedays,

calculating temperature during warming time for main cities of territory of Republic of

Albania etc.). In the Code are given recommends for the indoor temperatures according to building type and the activity expanded in it, the thermo physics characteristics for main constructions materials, etc.

2. The Law On Energy Efficiency

In order to increase the energy efficiency, is approved the Law no. 9379, dated 28.04.2005. The main aim of this Law is to reduce the energy losses throughout its entire cycle. Moreover, the law contributes to the efficiently use of the energy sources, minimizing the harmful impact on the environment and of ensuring a sustainable development of the society.

AKBN in the role of the Project Executive Agency (PEA), plays an active role to implement the Financial Agreement between the Albanian and German Government, final signed on December 2007, for the integrated measurements of the energy efficiency in public buildings. The composition and drafting of the Sec ondary Legal Framework, is actually in process.The National Agency of Natural Resources is working intensively to update the final directives of the European Union for the energy efficiency



3. The Law On Renewable Energies DRAFT

In order to increase the use of renewable energies sources, AKBN is in the final process to draft the Law On Renewable Energies . The main aim of this Law is to promote the use of the renewable energy sources for generation, electric energy or thermic energy. Moreover, the law contributes to help private initiatives to efficiently invest in renewable energy field. With the above mentioned improvements, AKBN completes the primary and secondary legal framework, accomplishing one of the most important aims of the Stabilization Association Agreement (SAA) for the energy sector.