BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgia consumed 1.05 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in May 2021, 18.3 percent more than the previous year, Trend reports via the Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO).
Such an increase in electricity consumption indicates the resumption of economic activity in the country.
The total electricity consumption in the first five months of 2021 was 5.58 billion kilowatt-hours, which is 7.4 percent more than in 2020.
According to ESCO, the volume of locally generated electricity increased by 24 percent during May.
According to ESCO statistics, Telasi customers consumed 198 million kilowatt-hours, and Energo Pro Georgia customers consumed 350 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in May.
As for direct consumers, ie, large enterprises that buy electricity by bypassing "Telasi" and "Energo Pro", they consume 283 million kilowatt-hours in May.
The largest customer among the companies is the Georgian Manganese-owned Zestafoni Ferroalloy Plant, which consumed 108 million kilowatt-hours in May. This was 10.2 percent of the country's total electricity consumption.
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