Enhancing Energy Statistics in Georgia: Institutional Framework and Future Plans

1. Institutional Arrangements for Energy Statistics in Georgia Gogita Todradze National Statistics Office of Georgia

2. General overview Responsible institution on energy statistics: National Statistics Office of Georgia - GEOSTAT • Agencies involved in energy statistics: • Ministry of Energy and Natural Recourses of Georgia • Energy Efficiency Center

3. General overview • Legal basis • The Law of Georgia on Official Statistics • The Law on electricity and Natural Gas • The Law on the Electricity Market Rules • Annual state program of statistical works No legal regulation on energy statistics, publications and energy balance Five persons are working and responsible for energy statistics in GEOSTAT

4. Data sources • Surveys • Quarterly and annual business surveys • Quarterly households surveys • Administrative sources • Customs Office • LTD ”Georgian Electric System “ • LTD ”International Gas Transportation Company “ • Ministry of Energy and Natural resources of Georgia

5. Main data sets by sources • Quarterly and annual business surveys: • expenditure (consumption) of business sector on energy (only in money terms): • Electricity and heat • Natural gas • Oil and oil products • Solid fossil fuels and manufactured gas • Renewable and waste • production of energy forms : • Electricity produced by hydropower plants • Electricity produced by thermal plants • Production (mining) of oil and natural gas • Production (mining) of hard coal

6. Main data sets by sources • Quarterly households surveys: • expenditure (consumption) of households on energy (only in money terms): • Electricity • Natural gas • Fuel • Coal • Wood

7. Main data sets by sources • Customs office - • - export an import of energy forms • LTD ” Georgian Electric System “ - • - export and import of electricity • LTD ”International Gas Transportation Company “ - • - import of natural gas

8. Main problems • Availability of energy data • Methodologies • Accuracy of data • Not developed adequate system for data collection • Not sufficient financial recourses • Not enough experts

9. Activities carried out • International cooperation: • Energy Community Secretariat (ECS) • International Energy Agency (IEA) • International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) • Projects related energy statistics: • Energy statistics in the Energy Community: Benchmarking of the energy statistics systems, assessments of administrative capacity and resources and drafting road map on the Energy Community level; • “Supporting the Development of a National Infrastructure for the Potential Application of Nuclear Energy in Georgia”: • Model for Analysis Energy Demands (MAED); • Model for Energy Supply System Alternatives and their General Environmental impacts (MESSAGE);

10. Future plans (1) • Implementation of international standards and recommendations related energy statistics • Active cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Recourses, with regulatory body and Energy Efficiency Center • Active cooperation with International Organizations • Increase number of persons employed on energy statistics • Participation in the meetings, workshops and seminars related energy statistics and share experience of different countries

11. Future plans (2) • Conduct surveys on energy consumption in four consumption sectors: households, services, industry, agriculture and transport • Create secondary legislation on energy balances • Formation of Energy Balance

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