Solar power systems to be installed in 87 Georgian villages without electricity
The installation process of the solar panels will be launched in September. Photo: Ministry of Infrastructure.
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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.
Each solar panel will have a 1,500W capacity that is sufficient for a household to use several appliances at the same time.
The USAID/Energy Program will provide the Regional Development and Infrastructure Ministry of Georgia with technical support.
UGT, a leading service and hardware provider on the Georgian IT market, will ensure the supply and installation work and guarantee servicing of the panels.
The installation process will be launched in September and continue until the end of January 2020.
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.
The United Nations (UN) House in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi is going green with a new solar roof.
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.
A total of €105 million will be spent to reconstruct public buildings in Georgia as part of a joint project carried out by the German Development Bank (KfW) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The budget of this project is a combination of low-interest loans of €80 million, an investment grant of €20 million and a €5 million grant for technical assistance.
Lithuanian-built solar power plants have started operating in three refugee camps in Prezeti, Tsilkani and Tserovani today.
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.