The Ministry of Energy of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს ენერგეტიკის სამინისტრო, ''sakartvelos energetikis saministro'') was a

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within the

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in charge of regulating the activities in the energy sector of

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from 1991 to 2017.

Structure

The ministry is headed by minister appointed by the

President of Georgia The president of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პრეზიდენტი, tr) is the ceremonial head of state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U ...

. Five deputy ministers report directly to the minister. Main functions of the ministry are increasing capabilities for maximum exploitation of the available energy resources in the country and diversification of energy supply imported from other countries; improving and modernizing electricity supply by enhancing the hydropower capacity of Georgia; renovation of existing and construction of new power stations and natural gas transportation infrastructure; development of alternative energy sources; improvements of infrastructure for making the country a reliable transit point for regional energy projects, etc. Due to improvements in recent years, Georgia has become a major exporter of electricity in the region, exporting 1.3 billion

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in 2010. Hydropower stations of Georgia produce 80-85% of the electricity utilized within the country, the remaining 15-20% is produced by

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s. According to the authorities, so far Georgia has been exploiting only 18% of its hydro resource potential.

Ministers after 2000

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, 2000-2003 *

Nika Gilauri Nikoloz "Nika" Gilauri (; born 14 February 1975) is a Georgia (country), Georgian politician who was 8th Prime Minister of Georgia from 6 February 2009 to 30 June 2012. He had served as Minister for Energy from 2004 to 2007, as Minister of Financ ...

, February 2004–September 2007 *

Alexander Khetaguri Alexander Khetaguri ( ka, ალექსანდრე ხეთაგური) (born 5 August 1976) is a Georgian politician who served in the cabinet of Georgia as the country's Minister of Energy from 30 August 2007 to 13 August 2012 and Mi ...

, September 2007–August 2012 *

Vakhtang Balavadze Vakhtang Balavadze (; 20 November 1927 – 25 July 2018) was a Georgian welterweight freestyle wrestler. He competed at the 1956 and 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and ...

, August 2012–October 2012 *

Kakha Kaladze Kakhaber "Kakha" Kaladze ( ka, კახაბერ "კახა" კალაძე, ; born 27 February 1978) is a Georgian politician and former footballer who has served as the Mayor of Tbilisi since November 2017. A versatile player, he ...

, October 2012–July 2017 * Elia Eloshvili, July 2017–December 2017

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Ministries disestablished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Georgia (country) Ministries established in 1991

Structure

Ministers after 2000

See also

References