Georgia has the potential to develop nuclear energy, Minister of
Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia Alexander Khetaguri said,
Trend reports.
Khetaguri said that the ministry is actively working to attract Korean
investment in hydropower, which will allow the country to fully
explore its hydropotential. However, he did not rule out the
possibility that in 30 years Georgia will start to produce nuclear
energy.
Alexander Khetaguri went on a visit to South Korea on February 23.
During the visit he met with representatives of major energy
companies, and briefed them on investment projects. The minister said
that although several years ago Georgia depended on neighboring
countries in terms of energy, at the moment the situation has changed thanks to the reforms. At the moment Georgia is exporting electricity
to Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey.
