Azerbaijan was the main electricity provider to the neighboring Georgia in the period of January-March.
Thus, Azerbaijan supplied 402.8 million kWh to Georgia of the total 744.2 million kWh imported in the first quarter, Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO) of Georgia reported.
Azerbaijan’s electricity exports decreased by 12.2% YoY.
Russia was the second electricity supplier to Georgia with the export of 341.4 million kWh (up 4.6-fold).
Over the three months of this year, 51.1 million kWh of electricity was transported through the territory of Georgia from Azerbaijan to Turkey (up 3.5-fold).
As previously reported, in 2019, electricity production in Georgia decreased by 2.3% YoY, to 11 billion 864.7 million kWh. Last year, the republic imported 1 billion 626.5 million kWh (+7.8%) and exported 243.4 million kWh (down 2.4-fold). Electricity consumption increased by 1.4%, to 12 billion 774.2 million kWh. (AzerNews/Business World Magazine)