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INOGATE & Georgia

Georgia is a founding member of INOGATE and has benefited from 36 of 69 INOGATE projects since 1996. With the seat of the INOGATE Regional Coordination Office for the Caucasus Region in Tbilisi, Georgia is well placed to coordinate INOGATE projects in the region. INOGATE continues to support Georgia in various areas of the energy sector:

  • Energy markets: Georgia's energy markets have benefited from the development and review of its tariff methodologies in electricity and gas in line with EU practices and its internal electricity market models have been reviewed and analysed. INOGATE is also working under the coordination of the Ministry of Energy on the development of the legal and regulatory framework leading to a greater approximation of the Georgian legislation with the EU Acquis Communitaire on Energy. INOGATE also provides support for Georgia’s membership to the Energy Community.
  • Energy security: In order to achieve a greater level of energy security in the future, it is imperative that Georgia has in place adequate infrastructure not only serving its domestic energy demand, but also to accommodate regional energy flows. State-of-the-art infrastructure, however, requires appropriate regulatory and commercial mechanisms that ensures its technical and economic efficiency. Electricity market stakeholders such as the Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE) and Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO) are working with INOGATE in the development of the appropriate planning procedures and commercial models required for a enhancing regional trading and accommodate an increased share of RES in the country’s energy mix. Similarly, the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation and Georgia's Gas Transmission Pipeline Network are working with INOGATE in developing the required knowledge base and practical skills for the operation of maintainance the existing networks as well as for planning, design and construction supervision of their future high pressure gas infrastructure.
  • Energy standards: With INOGATE support in the standards area, a European-style gas Technical Committee was set up to strengthen Georgian institutional capacity in the uptake of European and international gas standards. Georgia received 112 translated European and international gas standards, 12 of which have been already adopted as inter-state standards, identical to international standards. The Road Map and Action Plan for the harmonisation of gas and electricity standards are currently being developed together with the programme of adoption of priority electricity standards for 2014-2016.
  • Energy investments: Georgia's banking sector has benefited from INOGATE training and workshops to improve its financing of sustainable energy projects and to enable its access to the credit lines of international financial institutions.
  • Energy efficiency: To improve the energy efficiency of buildings, INOGATE undertook an energy audit and training that has led to the refurbishment of a nine-storey residential building in Tbilisi using energy-efficiency technologies, highlighting the potential of energy efficiency for investment returns.
  • Energy statistics: In a move to align its statistical activities with those of the EU and international agencies, with INOGATE assistance, Georgia has developed its Energy Statistics Action Plan for 2012-14, carried out surveys in the enterprise and households sectors and compiled its annual energy balance for 2013 according to international standards.

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INOGATE is placing increased focus on sustainable energy as the energy source of the future. INOGATE supports investments to this sector through geospatial mapping of renewable energy as a visual tool to support investment dialogue between policy makers, potential investors and the renewable energy supply chain.

INOGATE continues to support initiatives such as the EU's Covenant of Mayors, whereby cities commit themselves to reducing CO2 emissions by 20% through the implementation of Sustainable Energy Action Plans. Tbilisi hosts a branch office of the Covenant of Mayors Secretariat and nine Georgian cities (Akhaltsikhe, Batumi, Gori, Kutaisi, Rustavi, Tbilisi, Telavi City Hall, Telavi Municipality and Zugdidi) have already signed up to this ambitious initiative.

To support energy market reforms, INOGATE's prototype study on tariff setting methods in the Partner Countries recommends appropriate revisions to tariff setting methodologies in line with relevant EU practices. INOGATE supports energy supply security with a comprehensive study on state-of-the-art technologies to reduce gas losses.

Other key areas of continued INOGATE support include the development of the energy statistics system and the harmonisation of priority gas and electricity standards.

As of 2013, Georgia is a candidate country for full membership of the EU Energy Community. INOGATE provides continuing technical assistance to Georgia so that it can adopt and put into practice the EU rules on energy, have closer ties with the EU's single market, attract investment and increase the financial stability of its energy sector.

The INOGATE Technical Secretariat and Georgia jointly defined the activities for implementation in the period of 2015-2016 and agreed them with the European Commission. This country work plan can be found here.

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INOGATE & Georgia

Activity Title ▴▾ Date ▴ Status ▴▾ Location Type
EU: IEA / INOGATE Energy Policy Review of countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - launch of the compendium publication in Brussels 13/04/2015 - 13/04/2015 Completed Brussels (Belgium) Event
Information Event
CAUCASUS: IEA / INOGATE Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Energy Policy Review publication launch event 17/04/2015 - 17/04/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Information Event
INOGATE Country Coordinators and Country Experts informal meeting 27/04/2015 - 28/04/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) INOGATE Meetings
Signing ceremony for the creation of the Sustainable Energy Information Centre 30/04/2015 - 30/04/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Other Event
The formulation of the RE secondary legislative base and related procedures for facilitation of the future wind project development and investments (AHEF 97.GE) 10/06/2015 - 12/06/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Country Requests (AHEFS)
Multi-Annual Report 2012-2014 18/06/2015 - 18/06/2015 Completed Reports and Studies
Publications
Combined event on SE awareness raising in Dublin, Ireland 16/06/2015 - 19/06/2015 Completed Dublin, (Ireland) Training Course
Study visits
A Review of Energy Tariffs in INOGATE Partner Countries 19/06/2015 - 19/06/2015 Completed Publications
Reports and Studies
Participation of INOGATE experts in SEW in Georgia 22/06/2015 - 22/06/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Other Event
INOGATE Regional Seminar on energy planning “From Energy Statistics to Energy Policies”, Chisinau, Moldova 30/06/2015 - 01/07/2015 Completed Chisinau (Moldova) INOGATE Meetings
Seminars & Workshops
Participation of INOGATE experts in Regional Electricity Cooperation in South Caucasus, Tbilisi, Georgia 30/06/2015 - 01/07/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Other Event
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Geospatial mapping for sustainable energy investment. Presentation of RESMAP's demo version in Georgia. 14/07/2015 - 15/07/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Other Event
Executive summary of the 7th Interim Progress Report 01/02/2015 - 31/08/2015 Completed Reports and Studies
Regional study on the Overview of standardization systems 01/09/2015 - 01/09/2015 Completed Other Event
Reports and Studies
Informal meeting of the INOGATE Country Coordinators 28/09/2015 - 29/09/2015 Completed Kiev (Ukraine) Event
INOGATE Meetings
Georgia: Regional Workshop on “Gas infrastructure. Pipelines for maximum operating pressure over 16 bar. Functional requirements” 20/10/2015 - 22/10/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Seminars & Workshops
Regional Workshop on Gas Infrastructure and European standard EN1594:2013 20/10/2015 - 22/10/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Seminars & Workshops
INOGATE Energy Statistics Network meeting (RWP15) 17/11/2015 - 18/11/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
INOGATE Meetings
ITS Technical Assistance to Georgia in the field of Energy Statistics in the extension period (Feb. 2015 – Jan. 2016) 17/11/2015 - 19/11/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
INOGATE Meetings
Other Event
Regional Workshop “Security of supply and interconnectivity: helping INOGATE Partner Countries to adopt adequate regulatory frameworks, methodologies and tools” 10/12/2015 - 10/12/2015 Completed Brussels (Belgium) Event
Study visits
Participation of INOGATE Country Coordinators in the Eastern Partnership 3rd Platform Meeting 11/12/2015 - 11/12/2015 Completed Brussels (Belgium) Event
Workshop and Site Visit on Market Transformation Strategy for Lighting Products in Georgia 15/12/2015 - 16/12/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Seminars & Workshops
Other Event
Combined Event on the Benefits and Requirements of the EU Directive on Energy Performance in Buildings, RWP.08 14/12/2015 - 18/12/2015 Completed Copenhagen (Denmark) Event
Other Event
Training Course
Assistance in energy reforms, new electricity model design (GE80/81) 23/12/2015 - 23/12/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia)
Technical assistance mission on inline inspection of newly constructed pipelines (pigging), including advice to the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC) on preparation of tenders. Country Work Plan for Georgia 18/01/2016 - 18/01/2016 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
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