31 more villages supplied with natural gas in Georgia
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The Government of Georgia continues to supply villages throughout the country with natural gas for the first time.
Today, Governmental officials lit a gas stove in the home of one family living in Zemo Nogha village, in Samtredia district of Georgia’s Imereti region.
In total 31 families were connected with natural gas in Samtredia.
Efforts to connect properties will continue this year. In total 3,500 families are expected to be supplied with natural gas by the end of 2016, said an official press release.
The state allocated 40 million GEL (about $17 million/€16 million*) in 2014-2015 to provide natural gas to 52,000 families in Georgia.
*Currencies are equivalent with today's National Bank of Georgia exchange rate.
Almost 8,000 families living in rural Georgia will soon be supplied with natural gas for the first time.
Two Georgian villages located near the occupation line with Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali region (South Ossetia) are now supplied with natural gas for the first time.
Four Georgian villages located near the so-called occupation line with Georgia’s breakaway Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) region are now supplied with gas.
Natural gas is now available to one million people in Georgia thanks to the Government’s efforts to ensure everyone in the country has reliable access to gas.
The Government of Georgia continues work to ensure natural gas supplies to villages throughout the country.