The Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Levan Davitashvili and the European Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson held the first EU-Georgia High-Level Energy Dialogue in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi following the last week European Commission recommendation to grant Georgia the EU membership candidate status.
The meeting focused on Georgia's alignment with key EU energy legislation, development of energy infrastructure and connectivity, and promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy.
The Dialogue also focused on funding instruments and attracting investments in Georgia’s energy infrastructure and its energy transition.
The first project of its kind in the South Caucasus region, the power plant project was implemented with the financial support of the EU in 2016 with a capacity of 20.7 MW and production of 84.1 million KW/h.
The Ministry cited Simson as saying it was “important and necessary” to invest in the renewable energy sector of Georgia, in particular in wind and solar power plants, so that electricity trade could be carried out “smoothly throughout the year”.
The next High-Level Energy Dialogue is scheduled to be held in Brussels, Belgium.
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