Information on Submitting the Scoping Report for Bakhvi 2 Hydropower Plant

Caucasus Clean Energy Holding (CCEH) has announced that it has submitted the scoping report for the Bakhvi 2 Hydropower Plant project to the National Environmental Agency on June 2, 2022. Bakhvi 2 hydropower plant consists  of small sized natural runoff scheme stations (Bakhvi 2a and Bakhvi 2b) planned in the gorge of the river Bakhvistskali in Ozurgeti municipality. The scoping report is submitted to the Agency on behalf of the project implementing company Bakhvi 2 LLC.

Technical characteristics of the project:

Type of hydropower plant: derivational, working on natural runoff

Planned capacity:

• Bakhvi 2a station - 11.4 MW
• Bakhvi 2b station - 20.7 MW

Planned capacity of generated electricity:

• Bakhvi 2a Station - 48.6 GWh
• Bakhvi 2b station - 88.8 GWh.

Planned area of the pond:

• Bakhvi 2a station - 0.19 ha
• Bakhvi 2b station - 0.09 ha

Length of the penstock:

• Bakhvi 2a - 3283 m
• Bakhvi 2b - 3753 m

Project infrastructure:  Headwork, fishpass, pipeline and HPP building

"We believe that the hydropower plants in the riverbed should be managed by a unified policy. This was one of the recommendations Pierre Biedermann, invited French expert, he shared with us as a result of a cumulative research carried out for the Bakhvi 1 HPP project. He advised us that in order to minimize the impact on the environment, it was necessary to coordinate with other projects on the perimeter of the Bakhvistskali River. This suggestion was defining point to make a decision on development of Bakhvi 2 HPP project. All our intentions or actions will be aimed at mitigating the environmental impact as much as possible. The existence of a single responsible organization will reduce time for decision-making and implementation and will be also easier in terms of control" - said Mikheil Nibladze, Director of Caucasus Clean Energy Holding.

Caucasus Clean Energy Holding (CCEH) has been the co-owner of the Bakhvi 3 hydropower plant operating in the Bakhvistskali river valley since 2017; since 2020, the investor company has been working on the Bakhvi 1 hydropower project; in 2021, the Bakhvi 2 hydropower project was purchased from the old owners, which, jointly with the implementing company, was refined, improved and the scoping procedure was started.

Caucasus Clean Energy Holding (CCEH) is an American investment company operating in accordance with Georgian law and regulations and in compliance with IFC and EIB environmental and social management standards. The company has established an independent environmental and social management system and each time ensures strict implementation of and compliance with the rules defined by the system.

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