Lithuanian solar power plants installed in three Georgian refugee camps
More than 166,000 euros were allocated for the installation of solar power plants. Photo: Embassy of Lithuania to Georgia.
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Lithuanian-built solar power plants have started operating in three refugee camps in Prezeti, Tsilkani and Tserovani today.
The solar power plants were installed by Solet Technics, the Lithuanian solar module manufacturer and power plant installer.
The project was implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania, the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to Georgia and JSC Solet Technics with partnering company Sun House Ltd.
The solar power plants in the refugee camps in Prezeti, Tsilkani and Tresovani settlements will provide the necessary energy for administrative, public buildings, educational institutions and water supply systems.
It is estimated that the average electricity demand in these buildings amounts to about 170,000 kilowatt-hours per year.
The total installed solar power capacity is 127.8 kilowatt-hours, which will reduce electricity costs and CO2 emissions for the local population by as much as 97.5 tonnes per year. It will also help to solve the problem of the drinking water supply. This project is a significant step for us in the renewable energy sector, an example of intercultural and inter-institutional collaboration,” said Tomas Ridikas, Sales Director of Solet Technics.
The total installed solar power capacity is 127.8 kilowatt-hours. Photo: Embassy of Lithuania to Georgia.
Tomas Ridikas added that power and water supply disruptions are common in the mountainous areas of Georgia. This is an ongoing project and, as a result, more solar power plants can provide a more stable supply of electricity to these regions and thus facilitate the daily lives of people living there.
Also, one of the aims of this project is to reduce unemployment and social exclusion.
More than 166,000 euros were allocated for the installation of solar power plants.
The above mentioned refugee settlements were established after the war with the Russian Federation in 2008.
192,000 people had to leave their homes during the war. Most of them returned to their homes after the war but more than 20,000 still remain displaced.
This is the second Solet Technics project to be implemented in Georgia.
Last year a solar power plant was installed in the Prezeti refugee camp.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Solar power systems have been installed in highland villages that are not hooked up to the national electricity grid in Georgia’s eastern Akhmeta municipality.
A solar power plant has been installed in central Georgia’s Gori municipality to provide free-of-charge electricity to internally displaced persons in two villages in Georgia, with Lithuania’s Environment Ministry funding the initiative.