Settlement Indicators of December 2021

In December 2021, the quantity of balancing electricity, purchased (sold) through ESCO was 385 627 269.2 kWh, which represents 28% of total delivery to the grid in mentioned month. The cost of balancing electricity has made up GEL 64 863 383.2.

◼ - The electricity sold through the direct contracts

◼ - Balancing electricity

In December, the Weighted Average Price of balancing electricity per kWh made up 16.8211009 Tetri, while the price of balancing electricity of the deregulated hydro power plants was 12.304 Tetri.

During the mentioned reporting period, the balancing electricity, purchased by ESCO, mainly consisted of the electricity generated by TPPs. The share of hydro power plants in total volume of balancing electricity was 27.1%, the share of wind farm 1.3%, the share of thermal power plants - 39.5%, whereas the share of import was 32.1%.         

Balancing Electricity Sellers

◼ - HPP ◼ - TPP    ◼ - Wind Farm  ◼ - Import

In December 2021, basically the direct consumers bought the balancing electricity from ESCO. Their equity participation in balancing electricity purchase, was 38.47%. In December, the Dispatch Licensee bought balancing electricity to cover losses in the transmission network, whose share in the purchase of balancing electricity was 5.23%. In addition, in December, the Distribution Licensees bought balancing electricity to cover losses in the distribution network, and its share was 13.02%.

Balancing Electricity Buyers

◼ - Universal Service Supplier

◼ - Public Service Electricity Supplier

◼ - Distribution Licensee (to cover losses in the distribution network)

◼ - Direct Consumer

◼ - GSE (to cover losses in the transmission network)

◼ - GSE (to ensure transit losses)

◼ - Exporter

In December, total amount of guaranteed capacity actually provided by the sources of guaranteed capacity was GEL 16 073 926.00.