PM: Privatization of Energy Facilities Top Priority

Georgian Prime Minister Zurab Nogaideli said that the authorities plan to complete the privatization process of the country?s energy facilities in 2006.
 
?Except for high-voltage power transmission lines, the sector will be completely transferred to private ownership. The Enguri hydro power plant will also remain state-owned, due to its vital importance,? Prime Minister Nogaideli said during a meeting at the Energy Ministry on January 13.
 
The Lajanuri, Rioni, Gumati, Shaori and Dzevrula hydro power plants are among those energy facilities which are included in the privatization list.
 
Last March, the Georgian authorities announced plans to unite most of the state-owned energy facilities into one company and privatize it in one package. But PM Nogaideli did not specify on January 13 whether this plan is still in effect.

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