Georgian State Electrosystem (GSE) is the single
Electricity Transmission System Operator (TSO) acting in
Georgia
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providing the overall coordination of the country's electricity system. As the single TSO, GSE is responsible for balancing the country's power supply and demand in real time.
GSE owns and operates 4 357 km transmission lines and 93 substations all over the country. Transmission network is managed by the National Dispatch Center and its technical maintenance is provided by the 4 regional networks (Eastern, Western, Southern and Kakheti). GSE also manages the cross-border transmission lines interconnecting with neighboring countries
Russia
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Turkey
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Armenia
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General Information
GSE is a joint stock company owned by the LEPL National Agency of State Property, while its management rights are transferred to the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia.
GSE provides power transmission and dispatch services all over the country. Transmission is provided from hydro, thermal and wind power plants to power distribution companies and direct customers.
To perform repairs, the company implements the scheduled outages of system-wide transmission lines and substations, and temporarily restricts the power supply if necessary. The company develops relay protection schemes and analyzes accidents within the network. To use energy resources optimally, the National Dispatch Centre located at GSE headquarters in
Tbilisi
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coordinates the activities of electricity market participants. It also manages the transmission network in standard and emergency situations.
History
JSC Georgian State Electrosystem was established in 2002
through the merger of Electrodispetcherizatsia Ltd. and JSC Elektrogadatsema. Since December 2002, GSE management has been carried out by the Irish company
ESB International which had acquired the company 5-year management right in the tender “Wholesale Electricity Market Support Project” announced by the
World Bank
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. In 2007, after the completion of the project, the management of GSE was transferred to the Georgian board of directors.
The Director General of the company is Vano Zardiashvili, who was appointed to this position in 2025.
See also
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Energy in Georgia (Country)
Georgia, a country just southwest of Russia, had a total primary energy supply ( TPES) of 4.793 Mtoe in 2016. Electricity consumption was 11.5 TWh in 2016. Electricity production was 11.6 TWh, of which 81% from hydroelectricity and 19% from natu ...
References
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External links
• http://www.gse.com.ge
• https://www.facebook.com/electrosystema/
Energy companies of Georgia (country)
Electric power companies of Georgia (country)
Companies based in Tbilisi
Energy companies established in 2002
2002 establishments in Georgia (country)