Georgia’s Deputy Economy Minister joins Committee on Sustainable Energy in Geneva

Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze on Wednesday featured in the 32nd Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy, organised by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and spoke about the importance of establishing a “sustainable energy system” on the continent.

The Ministry of Economy cited Mikautadze as telling the event the transformation of the energy system on the continent was “essential” in achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement and the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development 2030.

"The goal of such a transformation is to develop renewable energy generation facilities, transmission systems, trading instruments and, at the same time, to improve the mechanism of reducing investment risks”, he said.

“All this will contribute to a better availability of renewable energy and, if necessary, make possible trading in electricity on other competitive markets”, Mikautadze added.

Mikautadze is the Vice Chairman of the UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy.