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Georgia's 2021 implementation
performance and key energy
sector benchmark data
performance and key energy
sector benchmark data
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Implementation by electricity indicators
Implementation by electricity indicators
* not taken into account in overall assessment.
status: 1 November 2021
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Georgia: facts and figures in electricity
Description of data [unit] 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Electricity generation [GWh] 11.365 11.315 11.934 11.620 10.943 Net imports [GWh] 479 1.497 1.509 1.627 1.610 Net exports [GWh] 572 686 589 243 154 Gross electricity consumption [GWh] 8.142 8.505 9.138 10.959 9.868 Losses in transmission [%] 2,03% 1,97% 1,92% 1,76% 1,92% Losses in distribution [%] 7,71% 7,39% 6,48% 8,04% 8,21% Consumption of energy sector [GWh]] 19,23 19,22 18,30 15,23 21 Consumption structure [GWh] / industrial, transport, services and other 4.791,0 5.208 5.750 7.565 6.395 Consumption structure [GWh] / households (residential customers) 2.435,0 2.374 2.484 2.461 2.565 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] 3.839,00 4.078,11 4113,23 4.263 4.527 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / coal-fired 13,2 13,2 13,2 13,2 13,2 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / gas-fired 913 913 913 913 1.156 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / hydro, total 2.925 3.164 3.166 3.313 3.332 Net maximum electrical capacity of power plants [MW] / other renewables 21 21 22 23 25 Horizontal transmission network [km] 5.847,4 5.802,54 5.802,54 5.596 10.904,32 Horizontal transmission network [km] / substation capacity [MVA] 10.723 10.739 10.739 11.609 12.730 Horizontal transmission network [km] / number of interconnectors 11 11 11 11 11 Electricity customers / total 1.688.907 1.753.617 1.767.551 1.726.349 1.736.727 Electricity customers / non-households 126.418 111.711 105.634 108.359 108.373 Electricity customers / customers supplied from the competitive retail market 0 0 0 0 0 Share of final consumption [%] 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% source: Ministry of economy and sustainable development
status: October 2021 -
Retail market opening
Retail market opening
Source: Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by gas indicators
Implementation by gas indicators
status: 1 November 2021
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Facts and figures
Georgia: facts and figures in gas
Description of data [unit] 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Natural gas production [Bcm] 0,011 0,006 0,008 0,009 0,009 Imports flows [Bcm] 2,502 2,255 2,335 2,277 2,58 Exports flows [Bcm] 0 0 0 0 0 Stock changes [Bcm] n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Consumption of the energy sector calculated (heat and power plants, TSO' own consumption, losses and linepack change) [Bcm] 0,78 0,66 0,58 0,60 0,77 Interconnectors’ capacity [Bcm] / total 19,1625 19,1625 19,1625 19,1625 19,1625 Interconnectors’ capacity [Bcm] / out of which bidirectional n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Storage working capacity [Bcm] n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Length of transmission network [km] 1.968 2.038 1.967 1.899 1.903 Length of distribution network [km] 18.757 20.893 26.425 28.811 29.509 Natural gas customers / total 970.101 1.055.600 1.157.127 1.239.022 1.308.614 Natural gas customers / out of which: non-households 30.549 33.979 40.910 42.096 47.255 Natural gas customers / out of which:households 970.101 1.055.600 1.157.127 1.239.022 1.261.359 Natural gas customers / eligible customers under national legislation n/a n/a n/a 42.096 47.255 Internal market / gas supplied at market prices [Bcm] 0,96 0,81 0,84 0,84 0,84 Internal market / share of total consumption [%] 40% 36% 37% 37% 34% Final consumption of natural gas per sector [Bcm] 1,66 1,60 1,76 1,69 1,82 Consumption structure [Bcm] / industry and commercial customers 0,9635 0,814 0,843 0,836 0,841 Consumption structure [Bcm] / households 0,694 0,789 0,884 0,851 0,983 source: Ministry of economy and sustainable development, compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Retail market opening
Retail Market Opening
Source: Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
Energy Efficiency
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Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
Implementation by energy efficiency indicators
status: 1 November 2021
source: calculated and compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat -
Energy efficiency indicators
2019 Energy Efficiency Indicators and Trends
Source: EUROSTAT 2021 data and Contracting Party's Annual Reports under Directive 2012/27/EU
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Implementation of labelling Directive
Implementation of Energy Efficiency Product Regulation Overview
New labelling package adopted by the Ministerial Council in November 2018 was not assessed, as the transposition deadline expires in January 2020
Source: multiple sources of data (EECG reports, NEEAPs etc.), compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Implementation by environment indicators
Implementation by environment indicators
* implementation not assessed this year, as the Directive entered into force on 1 January 2021
status: 1 November 2021
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Installations under the LCP Directive
Installations Under the Large Combustion Plants Directive
Source: compiled by the Energy Community Secretariat
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Emissions from Large Combustion Plants
Total emissions from Large Combustion Plants in 2018
Browse through Secretariat's assessment
on Georgia's state of compliance
on Georgia's state of compliance
| Latest development in electricity | Date |
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| Georgia submitted the Secretariat its first security of electricity supply statement. | October 2021 |
| The Connection Network Codes were transposed and entered into force. | July 2021 |
| Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) approved the distribution network rules. | June 2021 |
| The electricity transmission system operator GSE was certified and licensed by GNERC. | May 2021 |
| GNERC approved Rules for Energy Market Monitoring and Reporting, which transpose the REMIT Regulation. | March 2021 |
| Resolution № 682 of the Government of Georgia on approval of the Unbundling plan of the Electricity Transmission System operator of Georgia, together with two new GENRC resolutions, were adopted. | November 2020 |
| With Resolution No.46 on Approval of Electricity Market Rules, GENRC sets DAM rules, IDM rules and Balancing and Ancillary services market Rules in place. | August 2020 |
| With Resolution N39, GNERC approves the unbundling rules for distribution system operator | July 2020 |
| Government of Georgia adopts Electricity Market Concept Design (Resolution №246). | April 2020 |
| With Resolution №9, the regulator adopts certification procedure for the TSO. | March 2020 |
| The Ministry adopts Ten year transmission system development plan for the TSO. | March 2020 |
| Latest development in gas | Date |
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| The natural gas market operator company, Georgian Gas Exchange LLC, was established as a subsidiary of GOGC and GGTC. This follows the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministry in charge of energy, the Secretariat, EBRD, the GOGC and GGTC in July 2021 with the goal to establish a natural gas exchange and an over-the-counter (OTC) auction platform. | October 2021 |
| The Government adopted a Natural Gas Market Concept, envisaging market-based price formation, but also the imposition of public service obligations for a limited period of time. | September 2021 |
| Georgia submitted the Secretariat its first security of supply statement on gas. | August 2021 |
| A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Ministry in charge of energy, the Secretariat, EBRD, the GOGC and GGTC was signed with the goal to establish a natural gas exchange. | July 2021 |
| The REMIT Regulation was transposed through the adoption of the rules for energy market monitoring and reporting by GNERC. | March 2021 |
| Parliament adopts the Law on Energy and Water Supply and the Law on Renewable Energy Sources and lays down the foundation to reform its energy sector in line with the Energy Community Treaty and European energy law. | December 2019 |
| Latest development in oil | Date |
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| To regulate the quality of fuel, the Decree of the Government on the quality standards of motor gasoline and the Decree on diesel fuel composition norms, analysis methods and their introduction were adopted. | January 2021 |
State of compliance of Georgia's infrastructure acquis
Georgia has not transposed Regulation (EU) 347/2013, as adapted and adopted by the Energy Community, and thus fails to meet the general transposition deadline set by the Regulation. The Contracting Party also failed to appoint a national competent authority as required under the Regulation by 30 June 2017. It thus breaches the Energy Community infrastructure acquis.
State of compliance of Georgia's national regulatory authority
In accordance with the requirements of the Third Energy Package, GNERC is a single authority with nation-wide competences in regulating electricity and natural gas sectors in Georgia. Since GNERC was established by law, it would require a decision of the parliament to liquidate it.
The competences of GNERC under the applicable legal framework largely reflect the requirements of Directive 2009/72/EC and Directive 2009/73/EC. The main shortcoming of GNERC’s regulatory scope is that in 2005 the power to approve Electricity Market Rules and Gas Market Rules – the key documents regulating electricity and gas markets in Georgia – was shifted to the Ministry of Energy of Georgia, which adversely affects GNERC’s regulatory authority.
| Latest development in renewable energy | Date |
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| Parliament adopts the Law on Energy and Water Supply and the Law on Renewable Energy Sources and lays down the foundation to reform its energy sector in line with the Energy Community Treaty and European energy law. | December 2019 |
| The Parliament committees reviewed and approved the draft Law on Energy and Water supply at the first reading. There will be two more rounds of reviews and readings by the Committees and Parliament respectively. | October 2019 |
| With Order № 1-1/481, NREAP was approved by the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development. | October 2019 |
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The draft Law on Energy and Water supply was submitted to the Parliament. |
May 2019 |
| Latest developments in energy efficiency | Date |
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| Georgia submits its second Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive. | July 2021 |
| The Secretariat receives Georgia's first Annual Report under the Energy Efficiency Directive. | October 2020 |
| The Parliament of Georgia adopts Law on Energy Efficiency and the Law on Energy Performance of Buildings, which transpose the EU Directives in this field. | May 2020 |
| Government of Georgia adopts National Energy Efficiency Action Plan of Georgia, NEEAP, (2019-2020) | December 2019 |
State of compliance of Georgia's environment acquis
| Latest development in environment | Date |
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| Georgia complied with its reporting obligations under the Large Combustion Plants Directive. | March 2021 |
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The Law on Environmental Liability was adopted by the Parliament. |
March 2021 |
State of compliance of Georgia's acquis
| Latest development in climate | Date |
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Following its first Biennial Update Report in 2016, Georgia submitted its second Biennial Update Report, accompanied by the National Inventory Report. |
June 2019 |
State of compliance of Georgia's competition and State aid acquis
In order to adequately regulate competition in the electricity and gas sectors, it is essential to amend the Law on Competition and expand the scope of certain provisions to encompass the regulated sectors of the economy or extend the competences of the Competition Agency without further limitations to the regulated sectors.
The Law’s provisions on State aid need to be brought in compliance with Article 18 of the Treaty and Annex III to the Treaty in order to effectively comply with the State aid acquis.
| Latest development in statistics | Date |
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The National Statistics Office of Georgia presents its National Strategy for the Development of Official Statistics of Georgia 2020-2023. |
December 2019 |