Georgia resumed electricity exports in July, exporting 108 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) as of July 29, marking the country's first significant commercial electricity exports of 2026. There were no commercial exports in June, while only 36 million kWh were exported in May.
Turkey remains Georgia's main export market, but exports had largely stalled earlier this year after electricity prices there fell to around 2 cents per kWh, making sales unprofitable for Georgian producers.
According to Galt & Taggart, the average electricity price in Turkey was 2.9 cents per kWh in June—down 34% year-on-year but up 61% month-on-month. At that price, exports remained economically unattractive because exporters also had to pay transmission and guaranteed capacity fees totaling about 1.5 cents per kWh.
Exports to Turkey resumed on July 6 after prices recovered. Between July 1 and 20, the average electricity price in the Turkish market rose to 6 cents per kWh, improving the economics of cross-border sales.
