BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 23
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgia imported $ 31.8 million worth of electricity from neighboring countries in January-May this year, Trend reports via the Georgian Electricity System Operator (ESCO).
As reported, imports increased by about 15 percent comparing to the same period of the last year ($ 27.1 million).
As for the volume of imports per kilowatt hour, according to the ESCO, in January-May 2020, 787 million kWh of electricity was imported, which is about 28 percent more comparing to the same period of 2019.
Meanwhile, as of May 2020, the country consumed 5.19 billion kWh of electricity, which is 2.1 percent less comparing to total data of January-May of the last year.
Meanwhile, in April 2020, 943.79 kWh of electricity was generated in Georgia, and in April 2019 this figure stood at 964.44 kWh. Georgia received $409.316 million kWh of electricity from Azerbaijan from January through April 2020. This figure is 130.13 million kWh or 24.1 percent less compared to the same period last year.
According to the forecast of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, the country is expected to generate 12.76 billion kWh of electricity in 2020, which is 4.2 percent less than the initial forecast (13.31 billion 317.9 million kWh).
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