39,698 customers in 244 communities to get natural gas access between 2022-2024
$48 mln will be spent on the latest round of the long-running initiative to bring access to the resource to localities in the country that have not previously had gas infrastructure or service. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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A new three-year plan of natural gas delivery to communities has been approved by the Government, with the move expected to bring access to 39,698 subscribers in 244 communities across the country between 2022-2024, the Government Administration announced on Tuesday.
The Georgian Gas Transportation Company will spend ₾135 million ($48 mln) on the latest round of the long-running initiative to bring access to the resource to localities in the country that have not previously had gas infrastructure or service.
Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has already signed a decree that increases allocation of funds for the design and construction of the infrastructure for the communities.
The Government Administration said financial resources would be solicited by the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy, with the relevant spending to be reflected in budgets for 2022-2024, while design and construction works would be funded from the state budget allocations for 2023.
The construction of a 60 km-long east-west gas pipeline in Georgia's Black Sea region of Adjara, designed to supply the locality and its new settlements with natural gas, is at the closing stage, the Georgian Economy Ministry announced on Wednesday.
A natural gas field with a volume of 16 billion cubic metres has been discovered near the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi, Giorgi Tatishvili, the Head of the State Oil and Gas Agency, told local media outlet BMG on Monday.
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.
An agreement on a €2 million programme on developing sustainable energy in Georgia was signed on Thursday between Levan Davitashvili, the Georgian Economy Minister, and Jeppe Kofod, the Danish Foreign Minister.
Georgian prime minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said ₾80 million ($28 mln) would be allocated for providing natural gas supply to all regions of Georgia, while ₾900 million ($318mln) would be spent on agriculture and for development of small and medium-sized businesses in the country.
David Narmania, the head of the Georgian national energy and water supply regulatory commission, on Thursday said the country was “completely prepared” for the winter season and energy bills were not expected to increase.