Tag: Enguri hydro power station

Georgia hit by second major blackout in two days

July 27, 2026July 25, 2026 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, July 25 – Georgia’s power system collapsed again Saturday morning after a major transmission line went offline, the director of the Enguri hydropower plant said. Levan Mebonia, director of Enguri HPP, told pro-opposition TV Pirveli that the outage was caused by the shutdown of the 500-kV “Imereti” line. He said a heavy load was … Read more

Enguri hydropower plant forced to import Russian electricity to cover demand

October 2, 2025October 1, 2025 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, October 1 – Georgia’s state-owned Enguri hydropower plant lost 45 million lari (about 16 million US dollars) in revenue last year by supplying free electricity to residents of Abkhazia, according to a Finance Ministry report attached to the draft 2026 state budget. The losses are not new. In 2023, the figure reached 40 million … Read more

Stable power supply reestablished in Abkhazia

February 18, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Intermittent power supply ended two days ago in the breakaway region Abkhazia.

The reason for the recent power cuts is low water level in the Inguri reservoir. Georgia is now importing electricity from Russia in order to compensate

Electricity supply to Abkhazia may be cut off in two weeks

February 14, 2016 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian breakaway region Abkhazia may have its electricity supply cut off because of low water level at the Enguri Dam, which straddles the de facto border.

Since January 25, Abkhazia’s electricity supply has been

Georgia to supply Abkhazia with power as Inguri Dam closes for maintenance

March 12, 2015 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch–Abkhaz and Georgian representatives met Thursday to discuss the closing of Europe’s largest hydroelectric dam, Inguri, for several months to carry out maintenance work.

The power station is located partly on Georgia-controlled territory

Georgian parliament prepares to check safety of large facilities

April 9, 2014 by DFWatch staff

gia_tsagareishvili_Crop — Gia Tsagareishvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia is preparing to conduct impact assessments for many large factories and other facilities, built during the Soviet Union.

Gia Tsagareishvili, head of parliament’s environmental committee, says many big installations have Soviet-era standards

Enguri hydro power station is still on Georgian hands

November 7, 2012 by DFWatch staff

TBILISI, DFWatch — Georgia’s Energy Minister says Enguri hydro power station has not been sold but is the property of Georgia. He says there were negotiations regarding the facility but they were suspended.

Energy Minister Kakhi Kaladze does not comment about