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October 2017 | Electricity Market Review
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October
2017
In October 2017, Georgian power plants generated 828 mln. KWh of electricity. This corresponds to an 8.7% decrease in total generation in comparison with the previous year (in 2016, total generation in September was 907 mln. kWh). The decline in generation on a yearly basis comes from a decline in thermal power generation and in hydro power generation (more details below).
On a monthly basis, generation increased by 0.79% with respect to September 2017 (in September 2016, total generation was 820 mln. kWh).
Following the traditional seasonal pattern, the share of electricity produced by renewable sources declined to 71% of total generation (590 mln kWh), while that of thermal power generation increased, accounting for 29% of total generation (239 mln. kWh).
Consumption of electricity on the local market was 949 mln. kWh (+7% compared to October 2016 and +3% with respect to September 2017). The gap between consumption and generation increased to 121 mln. kWh (15% of the amount generated in October), up from 100 mln. kWh in September.
Among different sources of electricity, hydropower remained dominant. Specifically, in October 2017, hydropower (HPP) generation amounted to 583 mln. kWh (70% of total), wind power (WPP) was 6.9 mln. kWh (1% of total), and thermal power (TPP) was 239 mln. kWh (29% of total) (Figure 2). In hydropower generation, large (regulatory) HPPs produced 51% (298 mln. kWh) of electricity, while seasonal and small HPPs produced 39% (228 mln. kWh) and 10% (56 mln. kWh), respectively (Figure 3).
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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).
December 2023 | Electricity Market Review – Annual
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January
2024
In 2023, Georgian power plants generated 14,396 mln. kWh of electricity, record high generation for a single year. This represents a 1% increase in total generation, compared to the previous year (in 2022, total generation was 14,247 mln. kWh). The increase in generation on a yearly basis comes from the increase in hydropower generation (1%) and thermal power (2%), while wind power generation decreased (-2%).
December 2023 | Electricity Market Review
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January
2024
In December 2023, Georgian power plants generated 1,166 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents a 4% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in December 2022, the total generation was 1,116 mln. kWh). The rise in generation on a yearly basis comes from an increase in hydropower generation by 87%, while the generation of thermal and wind power plants decreased by 45% and 16%, respectively.
November 2023 | Electricity Market Review
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December
2023
In November 2023, Georgian power plants generated 1,003 mln. kWh of electricity (Figure 1). This represents an 11% decrease in the total generation compared to the previous year (in November 2022, the total generation was 1,131 mln. kWh). The fall in the generation on a yearly basis comes from a decrease in thermal and wind power generation by 27%, and 13%, respectively, while the generation of hydropower plants increased by 1%.
