Plant

Technical indicators

The principal parameters of Enguri HPP and the Vardnili cascade.

120 bn kWh

Electricity generated since 1978

over 35%

Share of the country's total electricity supply

Enguri HPP

Enguri HPP — principal technical parameters
ParameterValue
Total capacity1300 MW
Number of units5
Annual design output4.3 bn kWh
Maximum head404 m
Commissioned1978

Vardnili I

Vardnili I — principal technical parameters
ParameterValue
Total capacity220 MW
Number of units3
Annual design output700 m kWh
Commissioned1970

Vardnili II, III, IV

Vardnili II, III, IV — principal technical parameters
ParameterValue
Total capacity120 MW
Number of units6
Annual design output390 thousand kWh
Maximum head11 m
Commissioned1971

Records

Record figures

  • 26.3 m kWh

    Maximum daily output

    July 2018

  • 739.7 m kWh

    Maximum monthly output

    July 2018

  • 4.3 bn kWh

    Maximum annual output

    2010

Layout

Plant facilities

Tsalenjikha municipality

  • Arch dam
  • Reservoir
  • 10 km section of the derivation tunnel

Gali district

  • 5.5 km section of the derivation tunnel
  • Power unit and underground plant
  • Hydro units and transformers
  • Open switchgear
  • Tailrace tunnel