‘TELASI’ TO CONTINUE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY TO TBILISI DURING REHABILITATION OF ‘ENGURI HPP’
Prime News Agency, Georgia
March 30 2006
Tbilisi, March 30 (Prime-News) – There will be no interruptions in
electricity supply of Tbilisi during rehabilitation of the ‘Enguri
HPP’. Tbilisi electricity distributing company ‘Telasi’ has already
provided for the electricity supply resources to balance the needs
in electricity during the four months, when the rehabilitation of
‘Enguri HPP’ is accomplished, Prime-News was told at the ‘Telasi’.
According to Yuri Pimolov, Director General of “Telasi”, ~DThe company
together with the Ministry of Energy of Georgia elaborated a schedule,
which pre-conditions smooth electricity supply of Tbilisi”.
Tbilisi will receive the necessary amount of electricity by means of
local generation and imported electricity, including: the 9th power
unit of ~DMtkvari Energy” (220 mWh); ~DKhrami 1″ and ~DKhrami 2″ HPPs
(90 mWh and 60 mWh); ~DOrtachala HPP” (15 mWh); import of electricity
from Armenia (110 mWh).
Electricity balance of ~DTelasi” during rehabilitation period:
March 25-31: 46 million kWh per month; 7.6 million kWh per day;
peak load – 450 mWh.
April: 210 million kWh per month; 7 million kWh per day; peak load –
410 mWh.
May: 320 million kWh per month; 5.5 million kWh per day; peak load –
320 mWh.
June: 280 million kWh per month; 4.9 million kWh per day; peak load –
280 mWh.
July: 240 million kWh per month; 4.7 million kWh per day; peak load –
240 mWh.
According to the approved energy balance, ~DTelasi” will stop
electricity import from Armenia on March 31. The 9th power unit of
~DMtkvari Energy” will work till June 01, 2006.
According to ~DTelasi”, in view to prevent possible electricity
deficit during April-October period “Telasi” signed an additional
agreement with “Armenian Electricity Network” on electricity supply
in emergency regime. In case of need, Tbilisi will receive 50-60
Mt of power form Armenia. The similar agreement was signed with the
Russian energy system. According to the agreement, “Telasi” will be
supplied with the needed amount of electricity by means of 500-kilovolt
“Kavkasioni” electricity transmission line.