The state-owned Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation will build a new 272-megawatt thermal power plant for $ 174.8 million. The corporation will sign a contract with Turkish company "Chalik Energy" for construction of the thermal power plant.
According to the website of the State Procurement Agency, Turkish company named the best price by the international price survey. As of the document, 18 international bidders were interested in the construction of new thermal power plant, including Mistubishi, Tata Power Enka, ÇALIK ENERJİ and other companies.
The lowest price was fixed by ÇALIK ENERJİ. FATA S.P.A. offered the highest price to GOGC for construction of the HPP - $ 238 million (excluding taxes).
According to the Oil and Gas Corporation, $ 144.8 million provides construction without taxes and $ 174.8 million including taxes.
According to the audit report, GOGC’s revenue increased by 37% in 2019 and it reached 880.6 million GEL. The Oil and Gas Corporation is one of the largest state-owned companies.
As of 2019, revenues of the Oil and Gas Corporation are divided as follows:
• Sale of natural gas - 576 million GEL;
• Electricity supply - 225 million GEL;
• Trade in crude oil - 15 million GEL;
• Pipeline rental revenue (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Baku Supsa pipelines) - 43 million GEL;
• Oil transportation commission income (Baku-Supsa) - 21 million GEL.
