Hydropower is a source of renewable energy. It is one of the most significant sources of power generation for Georgia. Its share in the final consumption of electricity is about 80%. It is noteworthy that the electricity demand is growing day by day, outriding the electricity generation development pace. According to the data of the last 5 years, the electricity demand is growing by an average of 4.7% annually (considering 2020 data, this figure accounts for 3%), while the electricity generation increases only by 2.8%. Given this trend, electricity shortages are expected to double in the next 3 years. This means that the country will become increasingly dependent on imported electricity that is purchased from countries such as Russia, Turkey, and Azerbaijan. All the above leads to the outflow of foreign currency resources, posing a serious challenge to the energy independence and safety of the country. At the same time, this automatically leads to an increase in tariffs, thereby exacerbating the energy poverty in the country. The cost of imported electricity has reached up to 200 million GEL (in 2019, it amounted to 230 million GEL), which puts a heavy burden on the country's macroeconomics. The electricity imports costs have increased four times since 2016.