Central
 
Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

• Set out state policy, strategy in energy sector
• Develop the legislative and normative frameworks;
• Monitor the technical and economic condition of the energy sector;
• Develop and coordinate implementation of a state program targeted at increasing efficiency in the areas of electricity generation, transmission, dispatch, distribution, import, export and consumption, as well as natural gas supply, import, export, transportation, distribution and consumption
• Attract investments and credit resources and the implement state investments for the rehabilitation and development of the sector;
• Support optimisation of restructuring and privatization processes of state owned enterprises and the development of competition in electricity and natural gas markets;
• Make decisions on deregulation or partial deregulation of a specific segment of the sector;
• Set out the preferential utilization of renewable and alternative resources and the attraction of foreign investments
• Promote environmental protection in the energy sector, and optimal reflection of ecological aspects in energy programs during their development and implementation;
• Develop state emergency strategies for the energy sector and determining the security strategy for the energy sector
• Support increased production of energy resources, give priority to the development of renewable (alternative) energy sources, and promote energy efficiency measures

 Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (regulatory body for the energy sector)

• Establish rules and conditions licenses;
• Issue, revoke and modify licenses;
• Set and regulate tariffs;
• Resolve disputes between licensees, importers, exporters, suppliers, consumers, and the commercial system operator;
• Monitor compliance with the conditions of licenses and in the cases of violations take measures in accordance with the law;
• Organise and coordinate certification activities.

Georgian State Electrosystem and JSC “Sakrusenergo”

• Energy transmission and transit

JSC "Georgian State Electric System"

• Energy dispatch

Telasi, Kakheti Energy Distribution and Energo- Pro Georgia (companies)

• Distribution of electricity

Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO)

• Ensures purchase and sale of balance Electric Power (capacity) Sets up the unified data base on wholesale purchase and sale.

Responsible authorities/bodies

• Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia
• Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission
• Georgian State Electrosystem
• JSC “Sakrusenergo”
• JSC "Georgian State Electric System"
• "Telasi",supplying Tbilisi and its surrounding area,
• "Kakheti Energy Distribution" supplying Kahketi region, and
• "Energo- Pro Georgia",
  supplying the other territory of the country.
• Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO)
• Georgian Gas Transportation Company
• Energy Efficiency Centre
• Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology
• Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC)
• Georgian State Electro System” LLC (GSE)

Sources

• Electricity System Commercial Operator (ESCO)
• Energy Efficiency Centre
• European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (Georgia)
• Georgian Gas Transportation Company (GGTC)
• Georgian Law on Electricity and Natural Gas:
• Georgian National Agency for Standards and Metrology
• Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission
• Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC)
• Georgian State Electro System” LLC (GSE)
• Giorgi Tushurashvili , 2013 Energy Strategy and Energy Policy Developments for the Promotion of Clean Power Generation in Georgia
• Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia
• Resolution of Parliament on “Main Directions of State Policy in the Power Sector of Georgia”: