8 solar power plants under consideration
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.

The Government of Georgia and Caucasus Solar Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) this week to start a technical-economic study for the construction of eight solar power plants in Georgia.

Read an in-depth analysis Is solar energy the answer to Georgia’s energy challenges? on Agenda.ge.

The MoU examines the possibility of building the following solar power plants in Georgia:

1. Ksani Solar Power Plant
2. Marneuli Solar Power Plant
3. Kaspi Solar Power Plant
4. Gldani Solar Power Plant
5. Akhaltsikhe Solar Power Plant 1
6. Akhaltsikhe Solar Power Plant 2
7. Gardabani Solar Power Plant 1
8. Gardabani Solar Power Plant 2

During the next 18 months, Caucasus Solar Company will complete its technical-economic study and present it to the Government of Georgia which will then make a decision on the construction of the solar power plants.