Rehabilitation works at the Enguri hydropower plant have finished, said today the Minister of Economy.

“The last full rehabilitation of the HPP was carried out some 15 years ago. After these works, water loss will be reduced by 30-35%, meaning an additional 90 million kWh of electricity generation per year.

All 5 units of the Enguri HPP were halted for urgent rehabilitation works in the diversion tunnel on January 20, 2021, during the period when the level of water is lowest in the Enguri”, - explained Natia Turnava.

The Georgian, Turkish and German companies carried out repair works around-the-clock. The total cost of the project was EUR 45 million of which EUR 7 million was a grant from the European Commission and the rest is a loan from the European Bank from Reconstruction and Development.