Georgia has officially added five small solar power plants to its national energy system this year, the first of their kind in the country, with a combined installed capacity of 10 megawatts.
The facilities, developed by ‘Alazani Solar’ and ‘Kakheti Solar’, are located across the Dedoplistskaro, Sighnaghi and Akhmeta municipalities in the Kakheti region. Each solar plant spans three to four hectares.
As Nino Mchedlishvili, director of both companies, stated, the project took two years from concept to completion, including nearly a year of preliminary research.
“Excluding the net stations, this was our first project of this kind. In total, it took two years to implement,” Mchedlishvili told BMG TV.
She mentioned that Kakheti was chosen due to its natural potential for solar energy and the relative scarcity of local power generation facilities. The sites were selected carefully to minimize agricultural impact and ensure proximity to substations, reducing transmission losses.
The Ministry of Economy confirmed in July that the Georgian State Electrosystem had connected all five plants to the national grid. The government continues to prioritize renewable energy integration, with an additional 125 MW of wind power currently under construction, representing an investment of $195 million.
