Friday, August 14, 2026

Georgia debates automatic payouts for utility outages

TBILISI, August 14 – Georgian consumers should automatically receive compensation when electricity, water, gas or internet companies fail to provide reliable service, according to a former government minister. Kakha Kakhishvili, a former member of parliament and former corrections minister, said utility companies should face direct consequences when they violate consumer rights or fail to meet … Read more

Georgian village hasn't had running water for two decades

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Residents of Ninigori demand running water. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Locals demonstrated in an eastern Georgian village on Monday, demanding to get running water installed.

People living in the village Ninigori in the Lagodekhi region claim they have been without running water for more than 20 years.

During all this time,

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4,000 people in Georgia have had no running water for two months

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Four thousand people in Velistsikhe in the eastern Kakheti region have to drive their household water from several kilometers away.

TBILISI, DFWatch–People demonstrated on Sunday in a Georgian village where 4,000 people have been without running water for two months.

Locals in Velistsikhe near Gurjaani claim the head of municipality Gia Gergidze is doing nothing to solve the water problem.

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