The National Agency for Natural Resources protects and manages the interests of Albania in hydrocarbon, mining and energy field.
The scope of AKBN is the development and supervision of the rational exploitation of natural resources based on Government policies, and the monitoring of their postexploitation in the sectors of mining, hydrocarbons and hydropower with these tasks and responsibilities:
• The agency consults and cooperates with the relevant government structures for the development of policies in the area of mining, hydrocarbons and energy;
• It implements government policies in the area of mining, hydrocarbons and energy;
• It provides within its scope, the government critical opinion on studies and projects in the areas of mining, hydrocarbons and energy that have been
presented by government or private entities from the country or abroad. In special cases it asks for specialized assistance.

Contact persons:
Gjergj Thomai, General Director
E-mail: gj.thomaj@akbn.gov.al

Artan Leskoviku, Director of Renewable & Efficiency of Energy
E-mail: arshk@abcom-al.com

Further contact details are provided below.