Construction of Lajanuri-Tskaltubo, Namakhvani-Tskaltubo and New Lajanuri-Lajanuri HPP Overhead Transmission Lines

On June 3, 2022, Construction Agreement between Georgian State Eelectrosystem JSC (GSE) and Indian construction company Larsen and Toubro Limited was signed within Georgia Power Grid Enhancement Project.

An Official ceremony of contract signing took place on June 21, 2022 ( see the link:).

The project is financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction of Development (EBRD).

The Construction Agreement price is EUR 33,785,656.01 and it envisages construction of the following overhead transmission lines: 500 kV Lajanuri-Tskaltubo (approx.49 km), 220 kV double circuit Namakhvani-Tskaltubo (approx. 45km), and 220 kV New Lajanuri-Lajanuri HPP (approx.4 km) in Imereti and Racha-Lechkhumi regions.

Construction works shall be carried out by Larsen & Toubro Limited, and supervising/engineering activities shall be fulfilled by a consulting company - AF Consult. On February 28, 2018 GSE, with KfW financing, signed a Consulting Agreement with AF-Consult Switzerland Ltd, to support the Project.

The objective of the Project is integration of Racha-Lechkhumi prospective hydro power plants into the grid of Georgia, improvement of transmission network and enhancement of reliability.

After completion of the project growing demand for electricity will be satisfied in Imereti and Racha-Lechkumi regions, the county export potential will be increased and the infrastructure will be developed, thus, facilitating integration of new hydro power plants into the grid of Georgia.

Georgian State Electrosystem is implementing the project within Energy Network Improvement Programme (ENIP) comprising infrastructural projects all across Georgia.ENIP is an extensive investment programme into Georgia’s transmission infrastructure realized by the partnership between the European Union, GSE and KfW, working as Team Europe.
The total investment of ENIP is EUR 270 Mio, co-financed by KfW on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany and EBRD, including EUR 9.9 Mio grant funding from the EU Neighbourhood Investment Platform (EU NIP) implemented by KfW.
Within the framework of ENIP, infrastructure projects are being implemented across all of Georgia in the regions of Imereti, Guria, Racha, Svaneti and Kakheti. Within the programme, 7 substations and more than 540 km of power transmission lines are being built and expanded. The implementation of the program started in 2021 and it is planned to be completed in 2028. As a result, Georgia will be able to develop a stable, reliable power transmission system, thus ensuring security of the network, facilitating development of tourism, industrial and agricultural activities and business in general, which means more jobs and higher incomes for the people in Georgia.

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