Chief Analyst of PPP Agency Met with EDF Representatives
On June 17, Public-Private Partnership Agency of Georgia hosted Mr. Paganon Laurent, Head of EDF Representative Office in CIS. Mr. Ludovic Girod, Head of the consulting company Experto and Ms. Tatia Kartvelishvili, Senior Business Consultant of Experto also attended the meeting. The French company EDF is interested in investing in large hydropower projects in Georgia.
Mr. Levan Batiashvili, Chief Analyst of Public-Private Partnership Agency, informed the guests about the implementation process of public-private partnership project in Georgia, criteria defined by the PPP law, phases of developing and implementing a public-private partnership project, support schemes provided by the law, etc. The Chief Analyst of the PPP Agency also spoke to the guests about the role and competence of Public-Private Partnership Agency. The guests received a brochure, which clearly describes all stages of the implementation of the public-private partnership project in Georgia.
It should be noted that EDF is a large international company, partly owned by the French government. The company’s activities include electricity and gas supply, power plant design, construction and dismantling, as well as the company generates electricity from various sources such as solar, wind, hydro, nuclear energy and more. According to the 2020 ranking, EDF was named the second largest energy company in revenues (85 billion euros).
