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The Minister of Energy of Georgia, Kakha Kaladze, spoke about the government's readiness to raise electricity rates in the country by 22% from August 1st. The National Commission on Energy is considering the application of the electricity
Is there a real threat to the Baku-Supsa pipeline?
The State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Energy of Georgia agreed to establish a joint working group in the field of alternative energy. The head of the State Agency, Akim Badalov, …
Today First Vice Prime Minister of Georgia and Minister of Energy, Kakha Kaladze, made a statement that sport is very important in the life of Azerbaijan.
Ex-President Saakashvili shoots down Irakli Garibashvili's government in flames for failing key investment project
Baku and Tbilisi have completely fulfilled their obligations relating to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars project, the Minister of Energy of Georgia, Deputy Prime Minister Kakha Kaladze said."Georgia and Azerbaijan have completely fulfilled the obligations relating to the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project. According to the information I received yesterday, the construction of a tunnel has also been completed in Turkey," APA cited him as saying.
According to social polls conducted by the IRI, Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili and Minister for Labour, Healthcare and Social Protection David Sergeyenko have an approval rating of 62%. Irakli Alasania, an ex-minister of defense and leader of the Our Georgia – Free Democrats Party, and Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili have a rating of 57%. Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has an approval of 56%. Kakha Kaladze, a vice prime minister and minister for energy, has 48%, leader of the United National Movement David Bakradze 47%, Tbilisi Mayor Davit Narmania 40%.
The Georgian press discusses the difficult situation in the country, where the economic crisis is turning into a political one
An energy conference will be held with the support of TBC Bank and the Georgian Energy Ministry in Tbilisi today at 09:00 (MSK). Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze will open the conference. The energy projects planned in Georgia and the energy sector development prospects will be discussed during the conference.
The European Commission has proposed Turkey to upgrade cooperation through launching high-level energy dialogue, Vice President of the European Commission, Maros Sefcovic tweeted today. The agreement was reached during the meeting with Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz before the first meeting of the Advisory Council of the Southern Gas Corridor that started in Baku today.Sefcovic said that the negotiations will start soon.
Today the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Garibashvili, will pay a two-day visit to Hungary. He is scheduled to hold one-on-one talks with his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orban. After that, the meeting of the parties in the extended format will take place, following which the prime ministers will make a statement ti the media.
A recent deal between the Russian oil giant "Rosneft" and the company Petrocas Energy Limited, which owns the oil terminal in the port of Poti and a network of gas stations in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia, has provoked sharp condemnation from the Georgian authorities. Late this year "Rosneft" bought a 49% stake of Petrocas Energy from its owner, businessman David Yakobashvili, and with this officially entered the market of petroleum and petroleum products in the South Caucasus.
Spokesman of the Georgian Foreign Ministry David Kereselidze said that the republic was fine with the appointments of ex-President Mikheil Saakashvili’s ministers as ministers in Ukraine. He emphasized that the Ukrainian government had been formed and Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s visit to Kiev should start as soon as possible. He reminded that Ukraine was a strategic partner of Georgia.
Georgia to receive loan from German bank to develop hydroelectric power Georgian Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze, Director of the Bank of Georgia Irakli Gilauri and Director of the Caucasus Regional Office of the German KfW bank Lars …
In Georgia a rating of the wives of Georgian politicians has been published. It was developed by the Kviris Palitra newspaper, proceeding from the sociological poll "Active Women".In first place came designer and model Anuk Areshidze, …
Today in the Kazbegsky region of Georgia the opening ceremony of the new hydroelectric power station "Kazbegi GES" took place. Minister of Energy Kakha Kaladze declared at the opening ceremony that the construction of the hydroelectric power station was carried out due to internal investments. He also noted that implementation of similar projects promotes the strengthening of the economy of the regions of Georgia, decreases the level of migration and provides the population with new jobs.
The Paravanskaya hydropower plant was opened in Samtskhe-Dzhavakhetia in Georgia today. The plant was constructed with the help of Turkish investors.The opening ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili, Deputy Prime Minister Kakha Kaladze and Turkish Minister of Energy Taner Yildiz.
Kakha Kaladze, Georgian vice prime minister and the minister for energy, is on a visit to Ankara where he will meet Turkish Minister for Energy and Natural Resources Taner Yildiz to discuss bilateral cooperation in energy, trans-border trade, power line construction. A new inter-government energy agreement will be signed, Trend reports.Kaladze will conclude his visit to Turkey on September 19.
