BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 6. The Energy Community Secretariat (EnCS), within the EU4Energy project, assisted Georgia in the implementation of structural reforms in 2021, Svitlana Karpyshyna, Head of the Eastern Partnership Assistance Unit at the Energy Community Secretariat, told Trend.
According to Karpyshyna, EnCS assisted Georgian authorities in the development of appropriate primary and secondary legislation for the transposition of the major EU directives and regulations.
Among the implemented initiatives, EnCS also held 9 capacity-building events, where 53 officials were trained, Karpyshyna said.
Other projects included draft rules for issuing a certificate of origin of electricity obtained from renewable sources, and a report on minimum internal operating rules and obligations to ensure the safety of the gas network with recommendations, she added.
The EnCS significantly supported Georgia’s gas sector by preparing two drafts on Rules on the Security of Natural Gas Supply, and Resolution of the Government of Georgia on Imposing Specific Obligations on Suppliers for Ensuring Natural Gas Supply as a Public Service Obligation, Karpyshyna said.
Meanwhile, by signing the Association Agreement, including the Deep Comprehensive Free Trade Area (AA/DCFTA) in 2014, and the Energy Community Treaty (EnCT) in 2017, Georgia undertook commitments to implement the core acquis in the area of energy. To support Georgia the EU launched the EU4Energy program in 2016.
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