Skra IDP settlement is located in the village Skra 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 the Lithuanian Embassy in Georgia, Eredvi Municipality installed 130 kWp solar system for 76 IDP households in Skra. The total investment amounted to 346,000 Euro where 10% was Eredvi municipality’s contribution. It should be noted that within this investment 150 kWp solar PVs were also installed for the IDP households in the village Sakasheti.

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 the IDP households. Within project SHAREs, AYPEG supports Eredvi Municipality and Skra 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 collective action/energy community.

Location	Skra, Georgia
Used energy generation technologies / implemented energy efficiency measures	PV
Installed capacity	maximum of 130 kWp
Number of members	76 households
Regional scope	local
Activities in the energy community	establishment of the first energy community/collective action in Georgia