According to the Electricity Market Operator (ESCO), Georgia bought 151,7779 mln kWh electricity from Azerbaijan in January of 2021 (a 91 % annual increase).
In the same accounting month, power transit volumes from Azerbaijan to Turkey via Georgia amounted to 12,724 mln kWh (a 51.8% decline if compared to the same month of 2020).
In 2020, Georgia purchased 1.6 bln kWh electricity from foreign countries worth $ 64.5 mln. Last year, the country purchased electricity from Russia, Azerbaijan, and Turkey.
Georgia bought the most portion of power from Azerbaijan the previous year: more specifically, 45% (726 mln kWh) of total imports were carried out from Azerbaijan.
Georgia imported a total of 313,100,000 kWh electricity from Turkey and paid USD 13,564,140 (3 cents per kWh).
Russia had the same tariffs as Turkey in 2020 (3 cents per kWh). Georgia purchased a total of 570,600,000 kWh electricity from Russia and paid USD 14,553,200 for the purchased amount.
