Adjaristsqali Georgia Considers Future Cooperation with Batumi Botanic Garden
AGL CEO Rakesh Naik and Head of CSR Nino Diasamidze held a meeting with the Director of Batumi Botanic Garden Irakli Archaia and discussed possible future cooperation opportunities.
AGL has been cooperating with Batumi Botanic Garden since 2016 when AGL co-financed the construction and development of Goderdzi Alpine Botanic Garden by 100,000USD. The Godzerdzi Alpine Garden has been implemented within the framework of the Lesser Caucasus Alliance Program developed by Mercy Corps.
AGL owns and operates the 187MW Shuakhevi hydropower project. The Company is a leader in the energy sector in terms of delivering CSR activities. The Company has implemented more than 100 projects targeting long-term economic development of the region and increasing the well-being of the local population.
On Sunday, July 25, in regard to National Statistics Day, the National Statistics Office of Georgia awarded Adjaristsqali Georgia LLC as the best company in the nomination of the provider of information. AGL was listed among the 10 best companies in the country and it is the only company in the energy sector that has been awarded for successful cooperation this year.
AGL provided funding for social projects of local residents over the course of the community support initiative.
We have read the feedback on social media on the speech of Norwegian Ambassador in Georgia Helene Sand Andersen at the conference held in regard to the Namakhvani HPP project. The said feedback contains false facts, opinions, and plainly false information which puts Shuakhevi HPP, which is one of the most important investments made in the history of independent Georgia in the energy field, completely in a speculative perspective. It has been more than a year since Shuakhevi HPP started making its important contribution in the process of strengthening the country’s energy independence and cutting down dependence on imported electricity. Since the beginning of 2020, Shuakhevi HPP has been operating without any technical challenges, and the amount of electricity generated throughout the year has already crossed 300 GWh.
Rakesh Naik has been appointed as the new CEO of Adjaristsqali Georgia LLC (AGL). Prior to coming to AGL, he had a long and successful career with Tata Power, one of the world’s largest energy companies. He initially joined AGL as the COO and assumed his new role as CEO in the autumn of 2020.
Within the scopes of educational projects, AGL awarded four students scholarships this year.
Today, Goderdzi Alpine Botanical Garden located at 2000 meters from sea level was officially opened. The project aims to collect local plant species, conserve and preserve endangered species, support eco-education, and restore the subalpine forest line, stimulating the development of the local rural tourism sector. The main backer of the Goderdzi Alpine Garden is the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) through the Mercy Corps Georgia implemented Alliances Caucasus Programme (ALCP). The project was supported by the private sector stakeholder Adjaristsqali Georgia LLC/Shuakhevi HPP and the Government of Ajara Autonomous Republic. The garden is being developed with the backstopping of Munich and Lautaret Botanic Gardens.
World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated on the 5th of June every year. This day was brought into existence in 1972 by the United Nations General Assembly to create general awareness and responsibility on Environmental issues. As this year the theme of World Environment is biodiversity AGL employees planted trees in Shuakhevi municipality in order to join worldwide effort to contribute to the greener and cleaner environment.
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Natia Turnava and the Chairman of Ajara Government Tornike Rizhvadze paid a visit to the Shuakhevi Hydropower Plant.
AGL categorically wishes to respond to the recent publishing of a video of the Didachara dam by one of the local media outlets, as the said report sought to raise certain questions about safety concerns amongst the society and is negatively affecting the project’s reputation despite the issue having no basis at all. The leakages being highlighted in the said video has no impact on the safety performance or stability of the dam structure. It is disappointing that the media agency chose to publish these reports despite having being provided a technical explanation about the issue.