AGL continues community safety briefings
AGL continues community safety briefings about the commissioning of the Shuakhevi Hydropower Plant. On November 27 a meeting was conducted with the residents of Rabati District at Makhalakidzeebi Public School in Shuakhevi. Company representatives provided information about the safety procedures around the dams, reservoirs and hydropower plant areas, safety signage to be installed downstream the dams, etc, Questions raised by the participants were related to ecological flow in the river, the Company representatives explained that even in the event of the low flow needed eco-flow will be maintained to sustain the local ecosystem.
On November 28 the informational meeting was conducted with the local women at the Women’s Room in Shuakhevi. On December 2 AGL conducted one more briefing in Skhalta community attended by the representatives from Tsablana, Kvatia, Kinchauri and Cheri villages. As per the locals’ request, a similar meeting was planned to be carried out for the Skhalta Public School children.
AGL conducted a working meeting with the representatives of the Supervision Department under the Emergency Management Agency of Georgia and the Civil Safety Service Agency. The purpose of the meeting was to inform about the safety measures implemented by the company for the commissioning of the power plant.
Prashant Joshi, the CEO of Adjaristsqali Georgia LLC, attended the International Hydropower Forum at the Biltmore Hotel in Tbilisi today. Participants on the forum discussed challenges and emerging perspectives in the hydropower development sector.
AGL commenced commissioning/operations safety meetings with communities residing within the project impact area. The first meeting was conducted with the employees of the Shuakhevi Municipality City Hall. AGL representatives provided information about the safety measures nearby the dams, reservoirs, and power plants, explained banning and warning safety signage which will be placed downstream of the dam near the riverbed. The presentation was followed by a Q&A session where AGL representatives provided detailed responses to the queries raised by the attendees.
Interview with Prashant Joshi – CEO of “Adjaristsqali Georgia”
Construction is nearly complete on the Shuakhevi Hydropower Plant (HPP), which will soon begin testing and commercial operation. Test operation at the 9 MW Skhalta HPP is planned for the end of November 2019. The main 178 MW Shuakhevi HPP will go into operation at 50% capacity at the beginning of 2020. Both plants will be fully operational by the spring of 2020.
Within the “April Cool” campaign, on April 1 Adjaristsqali Georgia team planted trees on Zamleti Spoil Disposal Area. In particular, the Company representatives planted forty saplings of Oak and Walnut trees. The purpose of the event was to support the restoration of the forest and the construction site.
On March 4 a Fire Safety Training was conducted at Shuakhevi HPP which consisted of theoretical as well as practical parts. Representatives of the Company Ltd “Fire Safety and Service” provided information to operational team as well as camp security personnel on topics such as management of emergency situations, evacuation of personnel during fire, classification of fire and fire extinguishers, also hydropower ventilation and fire safety systems.
On February 19-20 AGL CEO Mr. Prashant Joshi participated in the 3rd Annual International Congress and Exhibition: Hydropower Caspian and Central Asia 2019 in Tbilisi. The event served as a professional venue for high-level participants to discuss key energy topics and exchange knowledge and experience for hydropower construction and operation in the Caspian and Central Asia region. Mr. Joshi gave presentation about the Social and Environmental Responsibility in the context of HPP construction and operation on example of the Shuakhevi hydropower project. More than 150 guests from different countries attended the Congress.