Minister: SOCAR's Georgia gasification completely fulfilled

The Government of Georgia is establishing a state-owned company which will complete the process of gasification of the country's regions, Deputy Premier, Minister of Energy of Georgia Kakha Kaladze said at a meeting with the parliamentary minority on Thursday.

According to him, he received an official letter from SOCAR Georgia Gaz on the full implementation of its obligations under a contract previously signed with the Government of Georgia. "This company acquired the Itera-Georgia company last year, which is also involved in gasification of Georgia's regions", Kaladze said.

He said prior to the election of October 1, local authorities have begun gasification at their own expense; however, the process is not completed.

"The company will be established within a month, and we will continue the process of gasification, which will be completed by the end of 2015," the Minister said.

Kaladze said some 1,000,050 people in Georgia will be supplied with gas by the project's end. "All of Georgia may not be gasified due to various reasons, even natural. Thus, those regions not supplied with gas, will be provided with alternative fuel," he said.


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