According to Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Inga Pkhaladze, the Georgian government is actively progressing on a comprehensive 10-year action plan aligned with the country’s Energy Strategy. This plan envisages the development of electricity generation infrastructure, including hydropower, solar, and wind power plants across the nation.
“Within the framework of our energy policy, we are very intensively considering the construction of significant, strategic hydropower plants that will fully meet the country’s domestic needs, nearly eliminate the necessity for imports, and enhance our electricity export potential, including to European markets via the Black Sea submarine cable,” stated Pkhaladze.
The Deputy Minister also emphasised the importance of modernising and expanding the national electricity grid to support these developments.
“A great deal of work is required to restore and extend the grid. It must be capable of accommodating and transmitting new generation capacity, which we anticipate will be added over the next four to five years. We are devising plans for grid expansion, renovation, and the refinement of licences and memorandums essential for synchronised operation,” she explained.
Pkhaladze noted that the energy policy currently under development at the Ministry of Economy is directly geared towards fostering the country’s economic growth and integrating Georgia into a seamless, prosperous electricity market with neighbouring and European nations.
