The project will cover the Georgian regions of Guria, Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Kakheti with its eight municipalities of Akhmeta, Telavi, Dedoplistskaro, Kvareli, Tianeti, Lanchkhuti, Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri.

As part of the project the Georgian Ministries of Economy and Agriculture and the German development agency GIZ signed the technical cooperation agreement today.

The Georgian Economy Minister, Natia Turnava, said that in order to reduce the use of firewood for heating, the Ministry of Economy has been actively supplying the country with the natural gas and so far the natural gas is accessible in 90% of Georgia, which is unprecedented for a country with a landscape like ours.

Additionally, a new office of GIZ was opened today in Tbilisi.