Georgia not receiving electricity from Russia - Energy Regulator Head
He also explained that during the deficit months the country imported electricity from a number of countries including Russia, with cost being the “main determinant” in selection of the source. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia is not receiving electricity from Russia due to sufficient domestic production over the recent months, David Narmania, the Head of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, was cited as saying by local media outlet bpn.ge on Wednesday.
Narmania said electricity was mainly on export in May and June to Turkey and Armenia, and added the onset of the spring season and increase in precipitation meant production of local hydropower plants had exceeded local consumption.
He also explained that during the deficit months the country imported electricity from a number of countries including Russia, with cost being the “main determinant” in selection of the source.
The official last week noted the county had “no luxury” of giving up relatively cheap Russian energy for political reasons due to the “sensitivity” of the tariff changes, adding Georgia did not face the threat of an energy crisis in case of the embargo imposed on Russian electricity - for its invasion of Ukraine - as the country had “alternative sources” of power supply.
Georgia has “no luxury” of giving up relatively cheap Russian energy for political reasons due to the “sensitivity” of the tariff changes, David Narmania, the Head of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, said on Thursday.
David Narmania, the Head of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, on Tuesday said there was “no basis” for increasing tariffs for electricity and natural gas in the country.
Electricity production in Georgia was up by 13.6 percent in 2021 compared to the previous year, while domestic consumption amounted to 13.3 percent, a report of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, published on Friday, said.
Russia does not have "significant leverage" over Georgia to suspend energy supply or threaten the country for political gain, a report by World Experience for Georgia, an independent, nonprofit thinktank, says.
Georgia received $64.78 million from exporting electricity between January-July, a 337 percent increase year-on-year, data published by the State Electricity System shows.
Davit Narmania, the Head of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, on Thursday said no increase in the electricity tariff was expected for “at least” the next year to year and a half.