PCB-Free Electricity Distribution in Georgia

Location: Georgia

Donor: Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Dates: 2018-2026

Objectives: Project overall objective is to ensure sound PCB management in Georgian electricity distribution network

Project Implementing Agency: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Project Executing Agency: The Regional Environmental Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus)

Technical Monitor: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Project Components:

Component 1: Legal, institutional and capacity strengthening

Component 2: Management and disposal of equipment containing high concentration PCB oils

Component 3: Technology transfer for long lasting PCB management capacity in the electricity distribution sector

Component 4: Monitoring and Evaluation

Project Activities:

Development of PCB specific amendments in waste legislation
Development of technical guidelines covering all stages of PCB life-cycle
Organization of the project stakeholders’ meetings/workshops
Organization trainings on practical and theoretical aspects of the legislation and guidelines for PCB holders (electric power generation and distribution companies, representatives of industries and private sector)
Organization of regional workshops for inspection authority regional offices on inspection of PCB regulations
Develop awareness raising materials and tools (t-shirts, cloth bags, cups, pencils and notebooks and fact sheets/infographics) for specific target group
Development and execution of awareness raising and public education strategy through different communication media, TV, newspapers, public debate, panel discussions etc. and carrying out regional awareness raising activities
Preparation complementary Inventory Plan
Inventory of transformers and capacitors containing pure PCB mixtures
Carrying out sampling and testing of dielectric oil and PCB analysis of up to 7000 transformers in Georgia
Organization of stakeholder workshop to validate selected PCB decontamination technology including operational management and National PCB management Plan
Conduction of monitoring of PCB decontamination
Project results monitoring and evaluation