Settlement Indicators of March 2016

In March 2016, the quantity of balancing electricity, purchased (sold) through ESCO was 210 394 434.1 kWh, which represents 22% of total delivery to the grid in mentioned month. The cost of balancing electricity have made up  17 266 666.2 GEL.

In March, the Weighted Average Price of balancing electricity per kWh made up 8.2068151 Tetri, while the price of balancing electricity of the deregulated hydro power plants was  11.303 Tetri/kWh. 

During the mentioned reporting period, the balancing electricity, purchased by ESCO, mainly, consisted of the imported electricity. The share of import in total volume of balancing electricity was 61%, the share of thermal power plants was 10%, whereas the share of hydro power plants was 29%.

In March, 2016, the distribution companies and the direct consumers bought the balancing electricity from ESCO. Their equity participation in balancing electricity purchase, respectively, was 98.726% and 1.0306%. During the same month the balancing electricity was exported and its share in balancing electricity purchase was 0.0005%. At the same time, in order to ensure the transit, the Dispatch Licensee bought the losses, whose share in the purchase of balancing electricity was 0.2429%.

In March, total amount of guaranteed capacity actually provided by the sources of guaranteed capacity was 14 934 712.00 GEL, whereas the guaranteed capacity fee payable per each consumed kWh by the guaranteed capacity buyer eligible enterprises was  1.9977 Tetri.