In May 1964, 60 years ago, three men, three outstanding engineers under the guidance of Prof. Petrit Radovickes, took the road to the 8th Congress of ICOLD, which was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, with the clear aim of making Albania a worthy member of the world of large dams. They were clear about the path […]

From May 14 to 17, 2024, at the invitation of the National Committee of Albania for Large Dams (ALBCOLD), the President of the International Commission of Large Dams (ICOLD), Mr. Michel Lino was in Albania. During this visit, activities, meetings, and visits to several main dams of our country were organized. On May 15, 2024, […]

On 29.04.2024, the National Committee of Large Dams (ALBCOLD) organized the usual meeting for April 2024. In this meeting, several main issues were analyzed and discussed as follows: Review of the Preparedness Plan in cases of civil emergencies of the Dam of HPP Osoja. Based on the documentation of the Preparedness Plan in cases of […]

In honor of the 60th anniversary of Albania’s membership in ICOLD and based on the cooperation with similar committees in the field of dams, the National Committee of Large Dams of Albania (ALBCOLD) and the French Committee of Dams and Reservoirs (CFBR) have planned to organize, in dates 16-17 May 2024, an International Symposium entitled […]

From April 11 to 12, 2024, in Arta, Greece, a working meeting was organized with the Committee of the Large Dams of Greece (GRCOLD). In the meeting were the directors of GRCOLD, Ms. Rea Papachatzaki – President of GRCOLD, Ms. Sera Lazaridou – Board Member to GRCOLD and President of EUROCOLD, Mr. George Dounas and […]

On 28.03.2024, the National Committee of Large Dams (ALBCOLD) organized the usual meeting of March 2024. In this meeting, several main issues were analyzed and reviewed as follows: Annual report of ALBCOLD for 2023 on the condition, monitoring, maintenance, and safety of large dams prepared by the working group. Based on the current situation for […]

Based on Law No. 8681, dated 02.11.2000, “On the Design, Construction, Use, and Maintenance of Dams and Dams”, article 4, the National Committee of Large Dams (ALBCOLD) has the task of supporting technical progress in the design, construction, use, and maintenance of large dams in the interest of economic and social development of the country. […]

On March 26-27, 2024, in the premises of Polis University in Tirana, the Workshop for Monitoring Earthen Dams was organized. The workshop was organized by ALBCOLD in collaboration with Polis University and the Swiss company SISGEO, which specializes in the field of dam monitoring instruments. During this Workshop, two main presentations were held 1-Dams and […]

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On 21.02.2024, the National Committee of Large Dams (ALBCOLD) organized the usual meeting of February 2024. In this meeting, several main issues were analyzed and reviewed as follows: It detailed a design project for reconstructing the hydro-technical complex of Manskuri used by UKD. ALBCOLD analyzed the project presented by RWC of Durrës for reconstructing the […]