The Koda IDP settlement is located in the village Koda where households from Eredvi and Kurta municipality are internally displaced due to the occupation of those municipality territories because of the Russia-Georgian war in 2008. Due to its social importance and with the help of Lithuanian Embassy in Georgia, Eredvi Municipality installed a 750 kWp solar system for 400 IDP households in Sakasheti. The total investment amounted to 1,00,000 Euro where 16% 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 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 SHAREs project, AYPEG supports Eredvi Municipality and Koda IDPs to establish the first community in Georgia. The goal of the municipality is to transfer PV panels to the community which will own, operate and maintain the 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	Koda, Georgia
Used energy generation technologies / implemented energy efficiency measures	PV
Installed capacity	maximum of 750 kWp
Number of members	400 households
Regional scope	local
Activities in the energy community	establishment of the first energy community/collective action in Georgia