Energy Policy of Georgia

The Energy Policy of Georgia is a national sectoral policy. Its main objective is to develop a long-term comprehensive state vision, which will later become the basis for the development of short, medium and long term strategies in the energy sector; and the basis for creation of energy sector programs based on these strategies and the foundation for the development of the regulatory legal basis of the sector.
The core national energy policy directions include: diversification of supply sources and optimal exploration of local energy resources; utilization of Georgia’s renewable energy resources; gradual approximation and later harmonization of Georgia’s legislative and regulatory framework with the EU’s Energy acquis; improving energy market and energy trading mechanism; strengthen Georgia’s importance as a transit route in the region; Georgia – regional platform for generation and trade of clean energy; develop and implement an integrated approach to energy efficiency in Georgia; taking into account components of environmental protection when implementing energy projects; and improving service quality and protection of consumer interests.