Khurvaleti IDP settlement is in the village Khurvaleti where households from Eredvi and Kurta municipality are internally displaced due to occupation of those municipality territories because of Russia-Georgian war in 2008. Due to its social importance and with the help of Lithuanian Embassy in Georgia, Eredvi Municipality installed 200 Kwp solar system for 135 IDP households in Khurvaleti. Total investment amounted to 366,000 Euro where 7% was Eredvi municipality’s contribution.   

Currently the solar PV system is owned and maintained by the Municipality and there is no contribution from the households. A formal agreement between the municipality and households is in place but does not cover all necessary issues. Electricity generated from the PV system is equally distributed among IDP households.  Within the SHAREs project, AYPEG supports Eredvi Municipality and Khurvaleti IDPs to establish the first community in Georgia. The goal of the municipality is to transfer the PV panels to the community which will own, operate and maintain solar PV system as well as create the community’s legal basis and organisational structure taking into consideration the principles of a collective action/an energy community. 

Location	Khurvaleti, Georgia
Used energy generation technologies / implemented energy efficiency measures	PV
Installed capacity	maximum of 200 kWp
Number of members	135 households
Regional scope	local
Activities in the energy community	establishment of the first energy community/ citizen collective action in Georgia