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December 2017 | Electricity Market Review
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December
2017
In December 2017, Georgian power plants generated 1,080 mln. KWh of electricity. This corresponds to a 9% decrease in total generation, compared to the previous year (in 2016, total generation in December was 1,186 mln. kWh). The source of a decline in generation on a yearly basis is less thermal power generation (more details below).
On a monthly basis, generation increased by 12% with respect to November 2017 (total generation in November was 968 mln. kWh).
Following the traditional seasonal pattern, the share of electricity produced by renewable sources declined to 64% of total generation (687 mln kWh), while that of thermal power generation increased in comparison to November 2017, accounting for 36% of total generation (393 mln. kWh).
Consumption of electricity on the local market was 1,164 mln. kWh (identical to December 2016, and up by 13% from November 2017). The gap between consumption and generation increased to 84 mln. kWh – 8% of the amount generated in December 2017 (compared to 66 mln kWh and 7% of total generation in November).
Among different sources of electricity, hydropower remained dominant. Specifically, in December 2017, hydropower (HPP) generation amounted to 682 mln. kWh (63% of total), wind power (WPP) was 6 mln. kWh (1% of total), and thermal power (TPP) was 393 mln. kWh (36% of total) (Figure 2). Among hydropower generators, large (regulatory) HPPs produced 54% (366 mln. kWh) of electricity, while seasonal and small HPPs produced 39% (267 mln. kWh) and 7% (49 mln. kWh), respectively (Figure 3).
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May 2024 | Electricity Market Review
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June
2024
In May 2024, Georgian power plants generated 1,411 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents a 6% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in May 2023, the total generation was 1,325 mln. kWh). The rise in generation on a yearly basis comes from an increase in generation of hydropower plant by 7%, while the generation of thermal and wind plants decreased by 100% and 14%, respectively.
April 2024 | Electricity Market Review
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May
2024
In April 2024, Georgian power plants generated 1,085 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents a 13% decrease in the total generation compared to the previous year (in April 2023, the total generation was 1,249 mln. kWh). The fall in generation on a yearly basis comes from a decrease in generation of hydro, thermal and wind power plants by 12%, 25% and 10%, respectively.
March 2024 | Electricity Marker Review
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April
2024
In March 2024, Georgian power plants generated 1,130 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents an 11% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in March 2023, the total generation was 1,019 mln. kWh). The rise in generation on a yearly basis comes from an increase in the generation of thermal and wind power plants by 90% and 20%, respectively while hydropower plant generation decreased by 10%.
February 2024 | Electricity Market Review
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March
2024
In February 2024, Georgian power plants generated 1,022 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents a 3% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in February 2023, the total generation was 987 mln. kWh).
January 2024 | Electricity Market Review
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February
2024
In January 2024, Georgian power plants generated 1,175 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents a 6% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in January 2023, the total generation was 1,111 mln. kWh).
