3 Georgia Logistics Services

3 Georgia Logistics Services

Georgia Logistics Services

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The following sections contain information on the logistics services of Georgia.

3.1 Georgia Fuel

Georgia Fuel

During the 1990’s fuel supply links were completely broken due to disintegration of a former USSR
Now these days fuel supply system is functioning well. Refueling stations are available everywhere across to the main road and even in remote districts of the country
The main supplier of fuel is Azerbaijan and Europe

Fuel type

Units per Day

Imports

Total Local Supply

Avgas

Litres

350,000

350,000

Diesel

Litres

1,200,000

1,200,000

Gasoline

Litres

1,600,000

1,600,000

Heavy oil

Tons

684,000

684,000

Fuel Pricing

Fuel Prices as of: Mar 2013 (local currency and US$)

Petrol (per litre)

2.24 / 1.36US$

Diesel (per litre)

2.20 / 1.33US$

Paraffin (per litre)

n/a
Jet A1 (per litre) n/a

Seasonal Variations 

Seasonal Variations

Are there national priorities in the availability of fuel, e.g. are there restrictions or priorities for the provision of fuel such as to the military? (Yes / No)

Yes

Is there a rationing system? (Yes / No)

n/a

Is fuel to lower income/vulnerable groups subsidized? (Yes / No)

Yes

Can the local industry expand fuel supply to meet humanitarian needs? (Yes / No)

Yes

Is it possible for a humanitarian organization to contract directly a reputable supplier/distributor to provide its fuel needs? (Yes / No)

Yes

Fuel Transportation

Fuel is transported by road and rail transport, transportation infrastructure and fleet are sufficient to handle current domestic needs as well as increased demand from the humanitarian community

Standards, Quality and Testing

Industry Control Measures

Tanks with adequate protection against water mixing with the fuel

(Yes / No)

 Yes

Filters in the system, monitors where fuel is loaded into aircraft

(Yes / No)

 Yes

Adequate epoxy coating of tanks on trucks

(Yes / No)

 Yes

Presence of suitable fire fighting equipment

(Yes / No)

 Yes

Standards Authority

Is there a national or regional standards authority? (Yes / No)

 Yes

If yes, are the standards adequate/properly enforced? (Yes / No)

 Adequate

Testing Laboratories

Are there national testing laboratories? (Yes / No)

   Yes

Fuel Quality Testing Laboratory
Company n/a

Name 

n/a

Address

n/a

Telephone and Fax

n/a

Contact

n/a

Standards Used - n/a

 

For information on Georgia fuel provider contact details, please see the following link: 

4.6 Georgia Fuel Provider Contact List

3.2 Georgia Transporters

Georgia Transporters

For information on Georgia transporters contact and fleet size details, please see the following link: 

4.7 Georgia Transporter Contact List

3.3 Georgia Additional Service Providers

Georgia Additional Service Providers: Vehicle Rental, Taxi Companies, Freight Forwarding Agents, Handling Equipment, Power Generation and ISPs

For information on Georgia Additional Service Providers contact details, please see the following link:

4.8 Georgia Additional Service Provision Contact List

Electricity and Power 

Hydro resources take the first place among the natural riches of Georgia as there are 26,000 rivers with total length is approximately 60,000 km. The Ministry of Energy of Georgia is considering the effective utilization of the country's major energy potential, hydro-power resources and the construction of small, medium and large hydro power stations, like the ones on the river. The priority of the country is also the utilization of ecologically pure energy resources - alternative, renewable, wind and solar energies, geothermal waters, bio-gases and etc. Georgia has an important wind energy potential of approximately 4 billion KWh per year.  The total annual potential of solar energy in Georgia is 108 MW, which equals to 34,000 tons of fuel. Due to its geographic location, the radiation of the sun in Georgia is quite high. In most regions of the country there are 250 – 280 sunny days in a year which is approximately 1,900 – 2,200 hours per year.

  Type  Installed Capacity (MW)  Current Production (MW) 
Enguri - Khudoni
Hydroelectric power
N/A
HPP – 700 MW
Jokveli
Hydroelectric power
N/A
HPP – 160 MW
Dizi
Hydroelectric power
N/A
HPP – 136 MW
Namokhvani
Hydroelectric power
N/A
HPP – 450 MW

[1] E.g. Hydroelectric power, Thermal power…

For information on Georgia Power additional details, please see the following link:

Georgia Power Additional Details

Georgia Energy Supply Map

Note: The information provided in the attached documents, which has been taken from the old DLCA, does not match the structure of the new LCA and is therefore provided separately.

Internet Service Providers (ISPs)

Internet Service Providers

Are there ISPs available?

(Yes / No)

 Yes

Private or Government

 n/a

Dial-up only (Yes / No)

 Dial-up, GPRS, ADSL, V-SAT

Approximate Rates

Dial-up:

 n/a

Broadband:

 n/a

Max leasable ‘dedicated’ bandwidth

 n/a

3.4 Georgia Manual Labor Costs

Georgia Manual Labor Costs

The Constitution of Georgia provides the main principles of protection for workers and employees in job places, concerning health and safety conditions. In particular, the Constitution of Georgia item 30 provides Freedom of Labor, Right on labor including the right on Healthy Working conditions, also maintaining the privileged work conditions for juvenile and women. This must be stated and provided by law. The mentioned decree of Constitution determines the indivisible responsibilities of the State to provide the existence of safety labor norms and using them on legal level. According to this, the above mentioned rights are defined as the part of the main human Rights and breaking of these rights by any person can be directly appealed to the Constitutional Court of Georgia.



3.5 Georgia Telecommunications

Georgia Telecommunications 

For information on Georgia Telecommunications Systems contact details, please see the following link: 

4.8 Georgia Additional Service Provision Contact List

Land Line Telephones in use: 554,000 (1995)
Mobile Cellular Telephones in use: 2,400,000 (2007)

Telephone System: Domestic

Country has three cellular telephone networks of GSM 900 and 1800 standard and two UMTS 2100 standard:

The cellular network market counts more than 2,000,000 registered customers total (commercially active number is not known). By 2005 the coverage extends up to 95% of its populated territory.

  • Urban areas 20 telephones/100 people
  • Rural areas 4 telephones/100 people
  • Intercity, a fiber-optic line connects Tbilisi to Kutaisi (Georgia's 2nd largest city)

Telephone System: International

Georgia and Russia are working on a fiber-optic line between Pot'i and Sochi (Russia). At present the international service is available by microwave, landline, and satellite through the Moscow switch; international electronic mail and telex service available. Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 10 at least (2003), with most of them ADSL/DSL/Cable services. Country code: +995 (Top-level domain): GE

Telephone Services

Is there an existing landline telephone network?

(Yes / No)

Yes

 

Does it allow international calls?

(Yes / No)

Yes

On average, number and length of downtime periods

 n/a

Mobile phone providers (List)

 Yes

Estimated availability and coverage

(Approximate percentage of national coverage)

 95%

For information on Georgia Telecommunications Systems contact details, please see the following link: 

4.8 Georgia Additional Service Provision Contact List