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This report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of the Tirana–Durres railway in Albania, evaluating the investment costs against the economic, social, and environmental benefits of rehabilitating the line and connecting it to Rinas International Airport.

This technical report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of the proposed rehabilitation of the Tirana–Durres railway in Albania. Using a systemic approach, the assessment compares a business-as-usual scenario with a railway scenario to quantify economic, social, and environmental impacts over a 30-year period (2023–2053). The analysis demonstrates that while the project is not economically viable under conventional cost-benefit analysis, it is highly profitable when integrating non-tangible societal benefits.

This report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of the Kalivaç and Poçem hydropower projects (HPPs) on the Vjosa River in Albania. It compares these projects against hypothetical solar PV and onshore wind alternatives, integrating environmental, social, and economic externalities into cost-benefit analyses (CBA), levelized cost of electricity (LCOE), and financial performance models. The assessment finds that the HPPs are uneconomic and socially costly compared to solar PV, primarily due to high dredging costs and significant losses in agriculture and tourism.