Natia Turnava: “Many thanks to every employee of Enguri HPP and to every worker who took part in the rehabilitation of Enguri HPP!”

“Many thanks to every employee of Enguri HPP and to every worker who took part in the rehabilitation of the Enguri hydropower plant. These works were carried out by a Georgian company, although foreign engineers and specialists were involved in the process. Many thanks to everyone for completing this extremely difficult work ahead of schedule and with such skill,” said Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava.

“Many thanks to every employee of Enguri HPP and to every worker who took part in the rehabilitation of the Enguri hydropower plant. These works were carried out by a Georgian company, although foreign engineers and specialists were involved in the process. Many thanks to everyone for completing this extremely difficult work ahead of schedule and with such skill,” said Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava.

As of today, Georgia’s largest hydropower plant has been connected to the common power grid of Georgia. Following the successful completion of the large-scale rehabilitation works on the diversion tunnel, the hydro units of Enguri HPP have already started up.

The rehabilitation works on the plant’s diversion tunnel were carried out by the company Energon. German specialists were involved in the process. The repair works in the plant’s diversion tunnel ran around the clock. The rehabilitated section of the tunnel was inspected jointly by Georgian and foreign specialists. In their assessment, the repair works carried out fully meet the established standards. EUR 8 million was allocated for the rehabilitation of the diversion tunnel.

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