Schools in Georgia to be equipped with solar panels
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About 15 public schools in Georgia will be turned into more energy-efficient buildings through a pilot project that introduces energy-saving solutions for schools.
At the first stage of the project 10-15 schools will be chosen throughout Georgia which will be equipped with solar panels this year.
Georgian Minister of Education Mikheil Chkhenkeli said the project will be implemented with the support of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Chkhenkeli also highlighted the educational importance of introducing solar panels at schools. He said it will be a good green energy example to pupils as well as teachers who will see how advantageous renewable energy is.
Meanwhile, Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is already enjoying its first energy efficient kindergarten.
The 95th Kindergarten in Tbilisi became an energy efficient building in 2016.
Thanks to the changes, the cost of the kindergarten's electricity is expected to drop by 51 percent.
Kindergartnes in Georgia’s Khoni and Tkibuli municipalities are now heated through solar energy thanks to the "People in Need” project in Georgia, financed by the European Union (EU) and the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Local company studies Georgia’s solar potential
Georgia is investigating the potential to power the country with solar energy, reduce its dependence on finite resources and offer a renewable energy solution to the thousands of people in Georgia who continue to live without electricity.
A new solar energy generation system will begin operating at Tbilisi International Airport today. The system will generate 40 percent of electricity the airport consumes.
People living in Georgia’s third largest city Kutaisi can now charge their mobile phones, laptops and other electrical devices while enjoying the outdoors at the city’s first energy efficient park.
In terms of general education changes include supporting teachers and their professional development, better quality books for students and development of their creative thinking, as well as introducing modern technologies in schools.
A number of public buildings in Georgia will soon benefit from more energy-efficient infrastructure thanks to a new grant agreement that was signed today between the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) and Georgia’s Ministry of Finance.
In order to improve the living conditions of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in the eastern Georgian village of Prezeti, the government of Lithuania has financed a renewable energy project and introduced energy-saving solutions in Prezeti.
The Georgian government will spend 68 million GEL to build 27 schools in 22 regions.
The United Nations (UN) House in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi is going green with a new solar roof.
The government of Georgia has allocated 2 million GEL (about 0.73m/€0.65m) to install solar panels in areas of Georgia where there is still no consistent electricity supply.
A new factory has opened in Georgia’s third largest city of Kutaisi to produce solar panels that will be exported to the European Union, United States and Middle East. The factory was opened today by German company AE SOLAR, which is one of the world’s leaders in producing solar panels.
Solar power systems will be installed in 87 Georgian villages that are not hooked up to the national electricity grid in mountainous regions of Georgia. The government of Georgia will provide 178 permanent resident families of Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Shida Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Racha-Lechkhum –Kvemo Svaneti, Kakheti and Imereti with the solar panels.