BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 30
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgian Telasi electricity distribution company distributed 1.30 billion kW/h of electricity in first half of 2020, which is 10 percent (145.8 million kWh) less than in first half of 2019 (1.45 billion kW/h), Trend reports referring to the company's website.
The decrease in electricity consumption is due to the introduction of the State of Emergency in Georgia (from March 21 to May 22 inclusive) in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, which caused the suspension of work of a number of companies and enterprises.
From January through June 2020, the volume of net supply of electricity to consumers decreased by 9.2 percent (by 126.8 million kWh) compared to the same period of 2019 and amounted to 1.24 billion kWh of electricity.
For six months of 2020, the number of subscribers of Telasi increased by 3.5 percent (22,800 subscribers) compared to 2018 and amounted to 668,300 subscribers, of which 601,800 are individuals and 66,500 are legal entities.
In the reporting period, the total length of the company's power lines reached 5,966 km, which is 2.1 percent (250 km) more than in January through June 2019 (5,842 km). The total length of the company's power lines has increased due to the development of the network, the growth of subscribers' number and renovation and modernization work.
Telasi is one of the largest electricity distribution companies in Georgia, which distributes electricity in Tbilisi. The company supplies electricity to more than 600,000 consumers.
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