Enguri and Vardnili hydropower plants (HPPs) and Abkhazian demand. A difficult (and costly) puzzle for Georgia.

The FINANCIAL -- Winter has always been a problem for the Georgian electricity system. Even though Georgia has plenty of hydropower, during this season several HPPs—seasonal and small—either stop or substantially reduce electricity generation. In this season, a significant share of hydropower generation comes from two large-scale state-owned pumped-storage HPPs: Enguri and Vardnili. However, exactly when the generation-consumption gap is