Micro capacity power plant represents renewable power source under customer or customers’ group ownership (including the possession, lease, leasing or in other form), that is connected to the electricity distribution network by connecting to the customer internal net or directly to the distribution network. Capacity of micro capacity power plant does not exceed 500 kW.

Retail customer or group of the customers has the right to request connection of micro capacity power plant under its ownership to the distribution network of the power plant. Connection of micro capacity power plant to the distribution network is carried out with the payment condition of “micro capacity power plant connection fee” to the distribution licensee, in accordance with the requirements “electricity (capacity) supply and consumption rules”. Installed capacity of micro capacity power plant under retail customer ownership should not exceed connecting capacity of the customer to the distribution network and installed capacity of micro capacity power plant under retail customers’ group ownership should not exceed the total connecting capacity of these customers’ group to the distribution network.

a) In case of connection of the existed customer to the internal network – “fee for organizing the smart meter” defined by the Annex No 4

b) In case of micro capacity power plant connection directly to the distribution network - “fee for connection of the new object on 0,220 kV, 0, 380 kV and 6/10 to the distribution network” foreseen by the Annex No 2 and “ fee for organizing the smart meter” defined by the Annex No 4.

c) In case of requesting the use of micro capacity power plant by the customer (for organizing the smart meter) – “ fee for organizing the smart meter” defined by the Annex No 4, except the case when customer is connected to the low voltage side of common transformer point or has the smart meter;

d) In case of capacity increase when there is an increase of customer connection capacity, during the use of micro capacity power plant connected to the internal network or increase of customer capacity using the micro capacity power plant or micro capacity power plant connected directly to the distribution network – fee foreseen by the rules on capacity increase.

 

The installed capacity of a micropower plant connected to the distribution network through inverter is defined as the smallest capacity between the installed capacity on the AC /Alternating  current side  of the inverter and the installed capacity of the generation equipment on the DC /direct current side."

In case of a change of  the installed capacity of a micropower plant (including a micropower plant connected to the user's internal network),  customer is obliged to inform the  system operator in written form immediately.

If the installed capacity of micro capacity power plant under  ownership of the customer or group of customers exceeds  total connecting  capacity  of the user  or group of the users to the  distribution network (but no more  than  the upper limit of the installed capacity established by the  micro capacity power plant),  system operator  sets a deadline for starting the process of increasing the capacity to be connected to the user or group of users registered to the subscriber number (for applying to the system operator with a corresponding application) and/or for bringing the installed capacity of the micro power plant in line with the capacity to be connected to the distribution network of the user (or group of users) at least 10 business days in advance by text message to the customer or group of customers. After the warning, it will stop supplying the micro power plant or the customer to whose internal network the micro power plant is connected.

If the installed capacity of the micropower plant exceeds the upper limit of the installed capacity established by the commission for the micropower plant, after recording this fact, the means of electricity generation loses the status of the micropower plant provided for in the first paragraph of Article 21 of the Rules, and the conditions of charging and settlement established by the legislation of Georgia for the owner of the micropower plant  stop.

The maximum peak load of JSC "Energo-Pro Georgia" distribution network in 2023 was 890 MW. According to Clause 9 of Article 21 of Resolution #19 of June 28, 2021 of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, the maximum installed capacity of micro power plants allowed on the network is 124.6 MW. As of October 31, 2024, the installed capacity of grid-connected micropower plants is 74,312 MW.