Shuakhevi ( ka, შუახევი ) is a small town in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

Autonomous Republic of Adjara Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a ...

, 67 km east to the regional capital

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ), historically Batum or Batoum, is the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), second-largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast ...

. Situated on the right bank of the Adjaristsqali River, it is an administrative center of Shuakhevi District, which comprises the town itself and 67 adjoining mountainous villages. The area of the district is 588 km²; population – 15,044 (2014). There is a plant to build Shuakhevi hydro power plant, a run-of-the-river plant with installed capacity of 185 MW with expected

electricity Electricity is the set of physical phenomena associated with the presence and motion of matter possessing an electric charge. Electricity is related to magnetism, both being part of the phenomenon of electromagnetism, as described by Maxwel ...

output of 452 GWh.Project summary document on Shuakhevi HPP.
Retrieved on 2014-25-07. It is expected to be commissioned in 2016.Alstom to supply equipment for Shuakhevi hydropower plant in Georgia.
Retrieved on 2014-25-07. Near the town are the ruins of a medieval fortress.

References

External links

Map of Ajaria
Cities and towns in Adjara Batum oblast {{Georgia-geo-stub

See also

References

External links