Over 1,000 microgenerators included in Georgia’s net metering network
The Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission said 1,039 microgenerators with a total installed capacity of 64 megawatts had been included in the net metering network in the country. Photo: Commission
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The Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission on Thursday said 1,039 microgenerators with a total installed capacity of 64 megawatts had been included in the net metering network in the country.
Among these, 314 stations are included in the infrastructure managed by Telasi, the electricity distribution company of the capital city of Tbilisi, with 725 used in the network of Energo Pro Georgia, a company responsible for electricity distribution across the country.
Net metering involves crediting consumers for excess electricity generated by them using renewable sources - including solar, wind and water. Users in Georgia can sell their excess generation to companies operating their networks.
Based on regulations enacted in 2016, the process is classified as non-commercial activity, enabling users to be exempted from income tax while selling the excess power.
Georgian deputy economy ministers Romeo Mikautadze and Vakhtang Tsintsadze on Thursday said the decrease of electricity tariffs for both household and non-household consumers by three tetri per one kWh was “a result of the Government’s correct economic and energy policies”.
The Georgian Energy Development Fund and the Emirati state-owned renewable energy company Masdar on Tuesday signed an agreement on establishing the “largest” solar power plant in Georgia, the Ministry of Economy announced.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday said Georgia was emerging as “a multi-dimensional regional hub” and highlighted several important projects, including the construction of the Anaklia deep sea port and the Georgia-initiated Black Sea submarine cable international project.
Families to generate electricity by themselves
Every family in Georgia will be able to install small scale renewable power generators and generate electricity for themselves.