REASONS TO CHOOSE GEORGIA:
• Strategic Location for Trade & Transit
• Oil & Natural Gas Bridge to Europe
• Revitalized Transport Infrastructure
• Stable Cross-Border Energy Infrastructure
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
As a transport-transit hub for the region, Georgia understands the needs of international trade and has strategically invested a major portion of public investment into developing its transport infrastructure. Georgia s proactive strategy of developing a first-rate infrastructure is aimed at encouraging foreign trade and at strengthening Georgia s function as a major regional transit hub and as a reliable partner in the TRACECA corridor.
To accomplish this, significant public and private investment has been made into Georgia s infrastructure to improve market accessibility and logistics execution.
Some recent major projects include:
• Revitalizing the National Highway Systems
• Rehabilitation and expansion of the National Railway System
• Renovation of Tbilisi & Batumi International Airports and beginning stages of Regional
Airports
• New international airports in Kutaisi and Mestia
• Expansion of cargo transit capacity at Batumi Port, Kulevi Port and Poti Port
• Rehabilitation of Rail Ferry Routes with Ukraine, Romania, Russia and Bulgaria
• Baku-Tbilisi-Akhalkalaki-Karsi Railway – Strategic Link, Integrating Georgian & Turkish
Railways
ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Georgia is a net exporter of electricity, and current public and private investments are pushing this market to achieve expand further. Currently, Georgia exports electricity to Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia. The Government expects production to increase dramatically over the next several years, which has stimulated new public investment in High-Voltage Transmission lines to Turkey. These new lines will provide reliable cross-border infrastructure for potential investors investing in power generation.
Recent investments in hydropower generation have caused an upsurge in Green Energy investment throughout Georgia. Georgia is well positioned to take advantage of Green Energy investment since only 10% of Georgia s hydropower potential has been utilized. For more information, please visit the website of the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Georgia.
OIL & GAS INFRASTRUCTURE
Georgia s role as a transit corridor of oil and natural gas has led to significant investments in oil and natural gas transport infrastructure. Specifically, over USD 5 Billion was invested in 3 oil and gas pipelines to transport fuel from Central Asia and the Caspian to Western Europe: the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (1,768 km), the Western Route Export Pipeline (830 km) and the South Caucasus Gas Pipeline (692 km).
The upcoming Nabucco Pipeline, which will have one of its starting points at the Georgian border with Turkey, will connect the world s richest gas regions - the Caspian region, Middle East and Egypt - to the European consumer markets.
