HYDROPOWER PROJECTS

There are a large number of potential hydropower sites in Georgia, of all sizes.  Individual projects range from kilowatts up to 740 MW.  Many of the sites have been studied at some level, at some time during the past.  The Ministry of Energy has compiled available information on many of these sites.  That information for small- and medium-size developments is summarized on the Ministry’s web site, and information on larger sites can be requested.The database is located at: http://hpp.minenergy.gov.ge/index.php?lang=eng

This section highlights several clusters of projects that are proposed for development. A low-impact run-of-river project, in the small and medium size classes (between 10 and 150 MW), is proposed for each of these sites.

Some of the sites described are listed in the Ministry database, and some are newly identified. The level of detailed information varies from site to site.