Deputy Economy Minister at World Utilities Congress:
Energy security goal of Georgian Government’s policy
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Wednesday told the World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi the goal of the Georgian Government was to ensure energy security of the country. Photo: Ministry of Economy
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Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Wednesday told the World Utilities Congress in Abu Dhabi the goal of the Georgian Government was to ensure energy security of the country.
The Ministry of Economy said Mikautadze participated in a ministerial session entitled Accelerating Global Action on Clean Energy and Energy Security, where he said providing the population and the business sector in Georgia with “safe, clean and affordable” energy was “one of the main prerequisites” for the country's development.
He also told the event “active work” was underway for introducing new technology, including the development of green hydrogen production, in parallel with traditional renewables.
The Deputy Minister highlighted the importance of energy efficiency, saying implementation of measures such as improvements in insulation of buildings, upgrades to lighting infrastructure and energy-efficient appliances could help reduce overall energy demand.
Mikautadze also noted the role of Government incentives for the private sector to invest more in clean energy production.
The Ministry said the project of the Black Sea submarine electricity cable - envisioned to connect the South Caucasus grid with those of European Union countries and enable export of energy to the latter - had drawn a “particular interest” at the Congress after Mikautadze detailed it to the audience.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Tuesday highlighted energy security as a "necessary prerequisite" for ensuring growth and development, in remarks at the Energy Policy Forum organised by the United States Agency for International Development.
Romeo Mikautadze, the Georgian First Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, on Thursday said his office had signed 60 deals with investors worth $800 million last year that were expected to add more than two billion kWh to the local energy generation annually.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Thursday highlighted the responsibility of the public to use energy resources “more wisely” at a school event for raising awareness of energy-saving practices.
Georgia’s energy sector is in “an active phase” of development and the country’s goal is to “effectively” use the “huge” unused potential of renewable energy through hydro, wind, solar, and other energy-sufficient directions, Romeo Mikautadze, Georgia’s Deputy Economy Minister said on Saturday at the 13th session of the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency in Abu Dhabi.
Construction permits issued in Georgia will require minimum energy efficiency requirements starting in July, the Ministry of Economy announced on Wednesday.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Tuesday said more intensive utilisation of energy, especially hydro resources, additional jobs, taxes, economic growth and infrastructure development would help strengthen Georgia's independence, highlighting energy self-sufficiency as an “important part” of the country's independence.
Romeo Mikautadze, the Deputy Economy Minister of Georgia, on Sunday said the ongoing year was seeing “record figures” in generation and exports of electricity, in an address to employees of the sector on their professional day.