GEORGIA’S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE

Every country wants to be energy independent. It is quite diffi cult to achieve or someƟ mes prac-Ɵ cally impossible. Georgia has declared its desire to have energy independence so that external poliƟ cal or eco-nomic factors will have less infl uence on the country's domesƟ c markets. Georgia was able to open up the energy trains of Russia as much as possible. Therefore, the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine had less impact on Georgia compared to other European states. Achieving energy independence requires developing a well-thought-out plan and successfully achieving the milestones outlined in that plan. Georgia does not import electricity more than 8-10% each year, but thermal power plants that use natural gas as the main resource generate about 20-25% of electricity. Therefore, there is necessary to import natural gas from neighbouring countries for electricity generaƟ on. Today, there is a need to use renewable and abundant hydro resources, for which state support and appropriate measures are required.