GREDA says producers need clarity before next year’s high-water season, while GNERC argues that regulating hydropower and storage are essential to managing Georgia’s recurring seasonal surplus.
Georgia’s electricity system links western hydropower, eastern gas-fired generation, cross-border interconnectors and two main distribution networks. Here is how power moves through the country—and why keeping the system balanced matters as much as producing enough electricity.
Lower export opportunities and generation restrictions reduced Georgia’s hydropower output in May, despite the season’s normally strong water availability.
GREDA has renewed discussion of the 702 MW Khudoni project, while community concerns and the absence of a final development decision remain important considerations.
Georgia expects hydropower to provide more than 80% of its electricity generation in 2026, underlining the sector’s continued importance to the national energy system.
