Rehabilitation of Enguri HPP Diversion Tunnel has been completed.
According to the information published on the Facebook page of Enguri HPP, the largest hydroelectric power plant in Georgia will be launched a few days earlier than planned.
According to the plan, Enguri HPP should be launched from May 1, but as Levan Mebonia, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Enguri HPP, told bm.ge, reopening date was shifted by 2-3 days.
“The reopening date has shifted by 2-3 days. Now the main ting is to fill the tunnel with water," Mebonia said.
In Q1, 2021, electricity imports to Georgia was up by 93% and amounted to 1.43 billion KWH. According to ESCO, 41% of electricity consumed in Georgia was imported. Such an increase in imports was due to the suspension of the Enguri HPP for rehabilitation.
Enguri HPP is currently undergoing a rehabilitation process, which is financed by the Georgian government with an EBRD loan.
Rehabilitation works of HPP will cost 43 million EUR, including 7 million EUR is a grant of the European Commission, the remained sum is allocated loan by the EBRD.
As a result of the HPP rehabilitation, the annual output of the hydropower plant will be increased by 80-100 million KWH.
