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  • Israel's Energiya to build solar field in Georgia

    GEORGIA, 2014/12/17 The US affiliate of Israeli solar company Energiya won a $30 million arrangement to build a 17.68 MW solar field in southeast Georgia. It will be the initial utility level solar field in that part of the national. The 79-acre field will be constructed in Glynn County, Georgia and is expected to be interconnected by the last day of 2015. The power purchase agreement with the Georgia Power company promised 20 years of power. “Georgia Power is pleased to work with Energiya World, and its US affiliate, Energiya USA, as part of the Advanced Solar Initiative,” said Norrie McKenzie, Vice President of Renewable Development, at Georgia Power Company.

  • New power plant opened in Georgia

    GEORGIA, 2014/10/17 Kazbegi Hydro Power Plant was put into operation in the north of Georgia on October 16. The commissioning ceremony was attended by Georgian Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze, who said that the plant was constructed through domestic investments. He said the implementation of such projects allows to strengthen the economy of country's regions, reduce the migration level and provide the people with job opportunities.

  • Solar becomes battleground for Georgia electricity regulation

    GEORGIA, 2013/01/01 An upstart solar company co-founded by a Macon man is taking aim at Georgia Power＊s monopoly on retail electricity. And its prime solar project, which would be larger than any other in the national, is proposed for Middle Georgia.
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