Electricity generation at Enguri HPP has risen after the rehabilitation — www.report.ge

Electricity generation has risen sharply at Enguri HPP following the rehabilitation of the diversion tunnel.

Electricity generation has risen sharply at Enguri HPP following the rehabilitation of the diversion tunnel.

Georgia’s largest hydropower plant generated 141.353 million kWh over 24 days in May 2020, while in the same period of 2021 (from 1 to 24 May 2021) that figure rose by 98.5% to 280.608 million kWh.

This substantial rise of 98.5% is a statistic for a single incomplete month. Even before the plant resumed operation, the general director of Enguri HPP had forecast a rise in generation of 10–15%.

For reference, 40% of Georgia’s generation comes from Enguri HPP.

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