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April 2021 | Electricity Market Review
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May
2021
In April 2021, Georgian power plants generated 825 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents a 13% decrease in total generation, compared to the previous year (April 2020, the total generation was 944 mln. kWh). The decrease in generation on a yearly basis comes from the decrease of 4% in hydropower generation, as well as, from decrease in the generation of thermal and wind power by 56% and 18%, respectively.
On a monthly basis, generation increased by approximately 25% (in March 2021, total generation was 661 mln. kWh) (Figure 1). The monthly decrease in total generation was the result of a 63% reduction in thermal power generation, and 23% decrease in wind power generation. The hydro generation increased by 58% on a monthly basis.
The consumption of electricity on the local market was 1,049 mln. kWh (+12% and -14% compared to April 2020, and March 2021, respectively). In April 2021, power consumption exceeded generation by 224 mln. kWh which was 27% of total generation (in April 2020 difference between total generation and consumption resulted in a surplus of 3 mln. kWh, around 0.3% of the total generation for the month).
Most generation came from hydropower plants. In April 2021, hydropower (HPP) generation amounted to 753 mln. kWh (91% of total), while thermal power (TPP) generation was 65 mln. kWh (8% of total), and wind power (WPP) generation was 7 mln. kWh (1% of total).
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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%.
