Progress on National Expert SDG7 Tool for Energy Planning

Initiatives in Georgia

Margalita Arabidze

Deputy Head of Energy Policy Department of MoESD

Sustainable Development Goals in the field of energy

Area – 69,700 km²

Population – 3.73 million persons

Capital -Tbilisi (population 1.1 million persons)

Official Language - Georgian

Neighbor Countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and Russian Federation.

GDP - 15086.5 mil. USD*

*GDP at current prices

Sustainable Development Goals in the field of energy

4102.7 MW

Hydro Power:

84 Operating HPPs

Installed Capacity –3227,02 MW

Wind Power:

1 Operating WPP

Installed Capacity – 20.7 MW

Thermal Power:

5 Operating TPPs

Installed Capacity – 926 MW

RE78%

TPP22%

Installed Capacity of the System

4173.72 MW

MoESD

ESCO

GNERC

DISTRIBUTION CO.S

GENERATION

GSE/ET/SAKRUSENERGO

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

• Sets policies and is responsible for development and implementation of national policy inthe energy sector, including the establishment of the required legislative and regulatoryframework;

• Is also responsible (among others) for the development of sector strategies, the attractionof investment in the sector, and the development of the competition.

Independent regulator – GNERC

• Is nominated as the sector regulator;• The commission issue licenses in the Georgian electricity, natural gas and water sectors

and control/monitor activities of licensees;• Resolve disputes between licensees and customers• Is responsible for market monitoring;

Technical operator/Transmission Services - HV lines, HV substations and dispatching

• GSE and ET (100% state owned)• SakRusEnergo (50% state owned and 50% owned by Inter RAO)

Electricity System Commercial operator – ESCO

• Balances market, emergency import/export• Reserves capacity trader

Distribution Companies • All 2 Distribution Co.s under the private ownership:

Telasi, Energo-pro Georgia

ELECTRICITY MARKET OVERVIEW

Case study: OVERVIEW OF EXISTING SITUATION IN THE FIELD OF ENERGY IN GEORGIA

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ELECTRICITY TOTAL CONSUMPTION 2007-2018

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Feasibility Study 69- Hydro Power Plant 1,346

18- Wind Power Plant 1068.40

5- Solar Power Plant 43

Construction-licensing stage 25- Hydro power plant 246

Construction stage 23- Hydro power plant 365

Table 1: Ongoing power plant projects on Feasibility, licensing and construction stages

Ten Year Network Development Plan

Sustainable Development Goals in the field of energy

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL 7:

Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Target 7.1

Georgia will ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy

services throughout the county by 2030.

Target 7.2

Georgia will Increase substantially the share of

renewable energy in the global energy mix by 2030

Target 7.3

Georgia will double the global rate of improvement in energy

efficiency by 2030

Target 7.1

Georgia will ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy

services throughout the county by 2030.

National Policy

Indicators

• Proportion of population with access toelectricity;

• Proportion of population with primaryreliance on clean fuels and technologies

Activities

‘Georgia’s Regional DevelopmentStrategy for 2014 – 2021’

Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

Freedom, Rapid Development, Prosperity – Government Program 2018 - 2020

Solar PV Installation for the electricity off-grid settlements

Engineering and Construction performances – with the purpose of Georgia’s regional Gasification, envisaged within the budget2018 - 16575 additional customer2019 - 9 k additional customer2020 - 8 k additional customer

Georgia’s Rural Development Strategy 2017 - 2020

2030 100%

2017 99%

2015 99%

Implement engineering andconstruction services of gas pipeline toGoderdzi resort, by JSC ‘ Georgian gasand Oil Corporation’ with ownexpenses, in accordance with theGovernment Disposal N1258 issued onJune 8 2018

2030 75%

2017 68%

2015 60%

Target 7.2By 2030, significant increase of renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption

in Georgia.

National Policy

IndicatorRenewable energy (hydro,geothermal, solar, biofuel and waste)shares in the total final energyconsumption will equal to 30%

Activities

‘Main State Policy directions inGeorgia’s Energy Sector’

Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

‘One year’s transition period National Renewable Energy Action Plan

Freedom, Rapid Development, Prosperity – Government Program 2018 - 2020

2030 30%

2016 25%

2015 24%

With the aim of renewable Energy

sources promotion, there is 140

Memorandum of Understanding

signed, 117 of them is for HPPs 18

for wind and 5 solar plants

In accordance with the ‘Law of Georgia on Energy and Natural Gas’ Micro Plants (up to 100 kw) are allowed to produce electricity for own consumption and at the same time, to supply surplus to the distribution company

Law on Improving Investment Environment - Adopted

Law of Georgia on Promoting the Production and Use of Energy from Renewable Sources

Target 7.3

By 2030, significant increase therate of improvement in energyefficiency in Georgia

National Policy

Indicator

Energy intensity is expected to be5.8 MJ/$GDP by current price (2014year’s price) in Georgia by 2030

‘Main State Policy directions inGeorgia’s Energy Sector’

Goal 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

‘National Energy EfficiencyAction Plan’

Freedom, Rapid Development, Prosperity – Government Program 2018 - 2020

2030 5.79

2016 5.89

2015 6.23

Energy Efficiency Law

Energy Performance ofBuildings

Law on Energy Labelling

Activities

Twinning on Enhancing EE and Integrating Renewables in Buildings - Opportunities for Georgia. Ministry ofEnvironment of the Republic of Lithuania

Energy efficiency measures and including renewable energy sources in 25 public buildingshaving an area of approximately 70.000 m². investment project by NEFCO

Climate Change - Paris Agreement

❖ Government of Georgia will establish Climate Change CommitteeWill be composed of representatives from:• Key ministries• Representatives of civil society• Private sector• Academia

❖ “Climate action plan 2020-2030” is now under preparation

• CAP is a set of strategies intended to guide country and community efforts for reducing GHG emissions• It will be finalized alongside the submission of the updated NDC.

• Ratification of UNFCCC2014

• INDC submission to UNFCCC2015

• Ratification of climate change issuesJune 2017

More Ambitious NDC to be developed By 2020

National Council on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Second annual meeting of the national Council on the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) of Georgia was held on 22 January 2019

Chaired by the Administration of the Government of Georgia and theUnited Nations, the SDG Council brought together over 130representatives of the Georgian Government, United Nations, civilsociety, private sector, academic institutions and internationalorganizations.

The Georgian Government Administration previewed its SDG tracker, a new electronic system that will be launched later in 2019 to keep monitor progress on more than 200 national SDG indicators.

The Council was established in 2017 by the Administration of the Government of Georgia with assistance from the United Nations and the Government of Sweden. Four thematic working groups:• Social Inclusion • Economic Development• Democratic Governance • Sustainable Energy & Environment Protection

Workshop14th of February

The high-level workshop - “2030 Sustainable Development Goals "was held in MoESD.

The meeting was attended by:UNESCAP, Deputy Ministers of MoESD and MFA, Executive Director of GeoStat.

The main stakeholders were presented from: MEPA, MFA, GNERC, GTU, EEC, CENN, GGTC, UNDP, GEDF, Parliament of Georgia and other public and private entities

The workshop was divided into 7 sessions. Out of which 3 breakout sessions, where participants were divide intogroups and work on :

• Discussing and identifying nationally relevant measures to achieve the SDG7 targets

• Identifying the output needed from the roadmap to enable policy decisions for SDG7

• identifying the interlinkages of SDG7 targets with other SDGs

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Thank you!