Georgia: The Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, Inga Pkhaladze, opened the Black Sea Region Transmission System Operators Forum on Tuesday, September 9, 2025. The Georgian Government and the Georgian State Electricity System organized the event.
The Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia shared the snippets of the event on its official Facebook Page on Tuesday.
The Deputy Minister Inga Pkhaladze welcomed the participants with a speech in which he noted, “Georgia, located at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, remains a regional energy center and we intend to increase our transit potential to new heights.”
“We, together with neighbouring countries, will continue to strengthen partnerships and implement new technologies so that we can continue the role of a reliable energy center,” he added.
The deputy minister focused on the Black Sea submarine cable project, which will connect the South Caucasus and the Black Sea region to the European energy market.
“Tackling challenges in energy security, renewable energy integration, and grid reliability is difficult without regional collaboration and knowledge sharing.” “Only through joint efforts we can develop a safe, reliable, and sustainable regional energy system”, – Inga Pkhaladze noted.
As the Deputy Minister noted, energy for Georgia is not only the basis of economic growth, but also the basis of national security and regional cooperation, especially when it comes to green energy, which is the country’s main source of electricity and the main internal energy resource.
“Our policy is constantly seeking to create a conducive environment for green energy investment; however, as new projects develop, the challenge of maintaining the reliability, security, and stability of our grids arises.” Keeping this in mind, we have set even more ambitious plans in parallel with strengthening our internal energy infrastructure, – Inga Pkhaladze noted.
After the Deputy Minister, the participants of the Black Sea Energy Forum were greeted by the General Director of “Georgian State Electricity System”, Vano Zardiashvili.
Denmark, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova, and Romania transmission system operators (Energinet, TEIAS, Azerenerji, Electro Power Systems Operator, Moldellectrica Transelectrica), Canadian energy companies – “PSCAD” and “RTDS Technologies”, and CIGRE experts of the International Council of Large Electrical Systems.
Also, representatives of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL), Batumi Maritime Academy, Akaki Tsereteli State and Technical Universities of Georgia.
