Members of the Georgian parliament from the opposition denounced the Minister of Energy for an agreement with Russian state-owned company Inter RAO EES Under this agreement Inter RAO can for 10 years to manage the Inguri hydroelectric power station.Inguri hydro power plant satisfies nearly half of Georgia’s electricity. Georgian opposition members said that their country was thus jeopardized the strategic facility, and referred to the gas crisis in Ukraine, reported The New York Times. Inguri hydroelectric power station is located on the border with Abkhazia: dam from the Georgian side, and the hall management – with the Abkhaz. Energy Minister Alexander Khetaguri, said the agreement with Inter RAO guaranteed power of Georgia, with Russian partners will pay for the use of hydro power plant about 9 million dollars a year. According to him, before the electricity consumed in Abkhazia and the Russian North Caucasus, but not paid for , – writes the newspaper. Khetaguri said that a final agreement will be signed in February. According to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Abkhazia, Sergei Shamba tentatively approved the deal, but said that any agreement should negotiate with the Abkhaz side through official channels: The agreement with Georgia regards the dam, located on the Georgian side .
