A memorandum of cooperation has recently been signed between ISET Policy Institute, the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC), and the Elizbar Eristavi Energy Training Center.

Lead contamination has been estimated to account for around 900,000 deaths per year worldwide (IHME, 2019). Typically developing countries suffer the most, where the use of lead in paint and other household products is often not fully regulated or controlled.

In July 2022, Georgian power plants generated 1,308 mln. kWh of electricity (Figure 1). This represents a 5% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in July 2021, the total generation was 1,240 mln. kWh).

In June 2022, Georgian power plants generated 1,485 mln. kWh of electricity. This represents a 12% increase in the total generation compared to the previous year (in June 2021, the total generation was 1,323 mln. kWh).

For the third quarter of 2022, business confidence in Georgia increased (by 2.6 index points) and reached 17.7. The highest increase in business confidence is observed in the construction (+13.8) sector. The positive change in BCI for Q3 2022 was driven by significantly improved past performance.