Round Table ENABLING PV in Georgia 2022

H.E. Hubert Knirsch, Ambassador, 

German Embassy in Tbilisi, 

https://tiflis.diplo.de/ge-de

Acad. David Gurgenidze, Rector,

Georgian Technical University, 

http://gtu.ge

Speakers

Christoph Urbschat, 

Owner and CEO, eclareon, 

https://www.eclareon.com/en

Owner and CEO, ideas into energy,

http://www.ideas-into-energy.org/en

Giorgi Chikovani, General Director, 

Georgian Energy Development Fund (GEDF),

https://gedf.com.ge/

Maia Melikidze, PhD, ERRA Chair, 

Commissioner at Georgian National Energy and Water Supply 

Regulatory Commission, 

https://gnerc.org/en/home

Ucha Uchaneishvili, Rehabilitation Manager/Chairman of the 

Management Board, GSE

https://gse.com.ge

Tornike Kazarashvili, Head of Energy Policy and Investment Projects Department,

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, 

http://www.economy.ge

Prof. Gia Arabidze,

Energy Faculty, Georgian Technical University,

http://gtu.ge

Prof. Akaki Gigineishvili, Dean of Engineering Physics Faculty, 

Georgian Technical University,

http://gtu.ge

Selma Ulrichs, Private Sector Development and Technical Vocational 

Education and Training, South Caucasus, Deputy Programme 

Director, Team Leader Georgia, Deutsche Gesellschaft für 

Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, 

https://www.giz.de/en/worldwide/359.html

Shokhrukh Baratov, Managing Partner, AIONRISE,

https://aionrise.com/

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Irakli Ubilava, General Director, PV Georgia,

https://pvg.ge/

Irma Zurabashvili, Director, 

Bolnisi Adult Educational Center, 

https://www.facebook.com/bolnisi.aec

George Kekelidze, Executive Director, International Innovative 

Technologies, Head of EUROSOLAR Georgia section, 

http://www.iitech.ge/

Moderator

AGENDA

·        H. E. Hubert Knirsch: Greetings from the German Embassy in Tbilisi

11:00 - 11:05

·        Acad. David Gurgenidze: Welcome Speech

11:05 - 11:10

·        Christoph Urbschat: Enabling PV - Developing German-Georgian Solar Energy Projects

11:10 - 11:15

·        Giorgi Chikovani: GEDF pipeline of Solar and Renewable Energy Projects

11:15 - 11:25

·        Prof. Maia Melikidze: Renewable energy regulation in the context of structural market transition in Georgia

11:25 - 11:35

Presentation of Solar Microcontroller project for GSE and GNERC:

·        Prof. Gia Arabidze

11:35 - 11:45

·        Prof. Akaki Gigineishvili

11:45 - 11:50

·        Ucha Uchaneishvili: Prospects of GSE’s cooperation with GTU

11:50 - 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 - 12:10

·        Tornike Kazarashvili: Energy Generation and Share of Solar in Georgia

12:10 - 12:20

·        Shokhrukh Baratov: High quality Solar panel manufacturing in Georgia

12:20 - 12:30

·        Educational & solar installers programs:

·        Peter Möller: Eberhard Schoeck Foundation Projects

12:30 - 12:35

·        Selma Ulrichs: GIZ support in modernization of the Georgian VET system

12:35 - 12:45

Bolnisi DVV Educational Center Project Presentation:

·        Irakli Ubilava

12:45 - 12:50

·        Irma Zurabashvili

12:50 - 12:55

·        George Kekelidze: Closing Remarks

12:55 - 13:00