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INVESTMENTS IN
CLEAN ENERGY
IN GEORGIA
PMCG AND KAS, IN THE
FRAMEWORK OF THE PROJECT
POLICY RESEARCH FOR SUSTAINABLE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, USED
EXTENSIVE COMPUTER MODELING
TO ESTIMATE THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS
FROM CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS
AND TO ASSESS THE IMPACT OF
CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT ON
THE ENVIRONMENT (EMISSIONS
REDUCTION FOR THE COUNTRY)
ENERGY (ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY
INDEPENDENCE) AND SOCIETY (JOB
CREATION).
IVANE PIRVELI, RESEARCHER AT PMCG
of the most important is the difference between political timing and energy timing.
The former is short-term, focusing on
the elections, while energy projects are
longer-term and usually go beyond one
election period. That means that less
political involvement in the energy sector
would promote long-term projects. In this
regard, increasing independence and
the role of the Georgian National Energy
and Water Supply Regulatory Commission would enhance development of the
energy sector in the sustainable manner.
In addition to this critical step, the
following actions should be taken to support the development of clean energy in
Georgia:
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