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Albania Daily Load Shape and Duck Curve by Hour, 22 August to 16 September 2026

In the 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026, electricity demand in Albania averaged 1,037 MW and typically peaked at 20:00 local time (1,339 MW) and bottomed out at 04:00 (701 MW). With solar taken off, the remaining load fell to 701 MW at 04:00 and then rose 314 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. Hours are local clock time (Europe/Tirane).

Key Facts

  • Over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026, average demand in Albania was 1,037 MW. The hour of the day with the highest average demand was 20:00 local time (1,339 MW) and the lowest was 04:00 (701 MW).
  • The largest three hour rise in average demand was 121 MW, between 16:00 to 19:00 local time.
  • The single highest hour of demand in the 30 day window was 1,523 MW, in the hour starting 28 Aug 2026, 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00).
  • Solar output averaged 312 MW at its 12:00 peak, 30% of average demand.
  • Demand minus solar (net load) averaged 931 MW, fell to 701 MW at 04:00 and rose 314 MW over the three hours from 15:00 to 18:00, 30% of average demand.

Average Day by Local Hour

26 days to 2026-09-16, Europe/Tirane time
Albania average demand and net generation by local hour Average electricity demand in Albania by local clock hour over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (701 MW) and highest at 20:00 (1,339 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports. 0 375 750 1,125 1,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average electricity demand in Albania by local clock hour over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026. It was lowest at 04:00 (701 MW) and highest at 20:00 (1,339 MW). Net generation is the power produced inside the grid, so it differs from demand by net imports.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-16
Albania average demand and net generation by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Tirane)DemandNet generation
00:00860 MW536 MW
01:00783 MW422 MW
02:00739 MW359 MW
03:00712 MW331 MW
04:00701 MW322 MW
05:00727 MW366 MW
06:00799 MW473 MW
07:00918 MW621 MW
08:00998 MW679 MW
09:001,030 MW548 MW
10:001,052 MW551 MW
11:001,092 MW574 MW
12:001,126 MW586 MW
13:001,165 MW610 MW
14:001,183 MW637 MW
15:001,195 MW690 MW
16:001,217 MW903 MW
17:001,264 MW1,045 MW
18:001,298 MW1,090 MW
19:001,338 MW1,111 MW
20:001,339 MW1,111 MW
21:001,254 MW1,024 MW
22:001,121 MW888 MW
23:00966 MW685 MW
Albania duck curve: demand and net load by local hour Average demand and net load (demand minus solar) in Albania by local clock hour over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 04:00 (701 MW) and then rose 314 MW between 15:00 to 18:00. 0 375 750 1,125 1,500 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average demand and net load (demand minus solar) in Albania by local clock hour over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026. Net load was lowest at 04:00 (701 MW) and then rose 314 MW between 15:00 to 18:00.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-16
Albania duck curve: demand and net load by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Tirane)DemandNet load (demand minus solar)
00:00860 MW860 MW
01:00783 MW783 MW
02:00739 MW739 MW
03:00712 MW712 MW
04:00701 MW701 MW
05:00727 MW727 MW
06:00799 MW791 MW
07:00918 MW843 MW
08:00998 MW822 MW
09:001,030 MW779 MW
10:001,052 MW762 MW
11:001,092 MW784 MW
12:001,126 MW814 MW
13:001,165 MW866 MW
14:001,183 MW911 MW
15:001,195 MW959 MW
16:001,217 MW1,032 MW
17:001,264 MW1,161 MW
18:001,298 MW1,273 MW
19:001,338 MW1,337 MW
20:001,339 MW1,339 MW
21:001,254 MW1,254 MW
22:001,121 MW1,121 MW
23:00966 MW966 MW
Albania average solar output by local hour Average solar generation in Albania by local clock hour over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 312 MW. 0 100 200 300 400 00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
Average solar generation in Albania by local clock hour over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026. Solar peaked at 12:00 at 312 MW.
Mean MW by local hour, 2026-08-22 to 2026-09-16
Albania average solar output by local hour
Local hour (Europe/Tirane)Solar
00:000 MW
01:000 MW
02:000 MW
03:000 MW
04:000 MW
05:000 MW
06:008 MW
07:0075 MW
08:00176 MW
09:00251 MW
10:00290 MW
11:00307 MW
12:00312 MW
13:00299 MW
14:00272 MW
15:00236 MW
16:00185 MW
17:00103 MW
18:0024 MW
19:000 MW
20:000 MW
21:000 MW
22:000 MW
23:000 MW
Average Albania demand, net generation, solar and net load by local hour
Local hourDemandNet generationSolarNet load
00:00 860 MW 536 MW 0 MW 860 MW
01:00 783 MW 422 MW 0 MW 783 MW
02:00 739 MW 359 MW 0 MW 739 MW
03:00 712 MW 331 MW 0 MW 712 MW
04:00 701 MW 322 MW 0 MW 701 MW
05:00 727 MW 366 MW 0 MW 727 MW
06:00 799 MW 473 MW 8 MW 791 MW
07:00 918 MW 621 MW 75 MW 843 MW
08:00 998 MW 679 MW 176 MW 822 MW
09:00 1,030 MW 548 MW 251 MW 779 MW
10:00 1,052 MW 551 MW 290 MW 762 MW
11:00 1,092 MW 574 MW 307 MW 784 MW
12:00 1,126 MW 586 MW 312 MW 814 MW
13:00 1,165 MW 610 MW 299 MW 866 MW
14:00 1,183 MW 637 MW 272 MW 911 MW
15:00 1,195 MW 690 MW 236 MW 959 MW
16:00 1,217 MW 903 MW 185 MW 1,032 MW
17:00 1,264 MW 1,045 MW 103 MW 1,161 MW
18:00 1,298 MW 1,090 MW 24 MW 1,273 MW
19:00 1,338 MW 1,111 MW 0 MW 1,337 MW
20:00 1,339 MW 1,111 MW 0 MW 1,339 MW
21:00 1,254 MW 1,024 MW 0 MW 1,254 MW
22:00 1,121 MW 888 MW 0 MW 1,121 MW
23:00 966 MW 685 MW 0 MW 966 MW

Each value is the mean over 26 complete local days from 22 August to 16 September 2026, weekdays and weekends together, for the hour starting at that local clock time. Net load is demand minus solar generation. The single highest hour of demand in the whole 30 day window was 1,523 MW; it is a published reading, not an average, and is not part of the profile above.

Source: ENTSO-E Transparency Platform (transparency.entsoe.eu), CC BY 4.0. Aggregated and converted by World Power Monitor; ENTSO-E does not endorse this site. (ENTSO-E Terms of Use plus CC BY 4.0 for listed data items) Data as of 2026-09-16. Profiles are computed by World Power Monitor from the operator's hourly series.

Assumptions

  • Hours are local clock time in Europe/Tirane. A local day is used only if it is whole inside the 30 day window and at least 22 of its hours are complete; the profile uses the 26 most recent such days. Daylight saving follows the local clock: on a clock change day the missing hour is absent and the repeated hour is averaged over both readings.
  • The average mixes weekdays and weekends and covers only 26 days, so it describes recent conditions, not a seasonal norm.
  • The evening ramp is the largest rise over three hours in the average profile, starting between 14:00 and 20:00 local time.