Historical Borjomi Hydropower Plant to be Restored - a Museum Space will be Arranged

Historic Borjomi HPP returns to its old function. At the same time, it will have a new workload - a museum space will be arranged.

The hydroelectric power plant in Borjomi Park was one of the first in the Russian Empire after the power plants in St. Petersburg and New Athos. The HPP was put into operation on January 15, 1899, and had a total capacity of 140 hp. In 1950, the HPP stopped functioning.

The project for the restoration of the station is being implemented by the Energy Development Fund.

The museum space, according to the Ministry of Economy, will be designed and implemented under the leadership of the Cultural Heritage Agency. Work is currently underway on part of the museography. As Natia Turnava noted, this is the second and most important thing to restore the original function of the station - it will be a small "green" hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 102 kW.

"After rehabilitation, the station will be restored with more capacity and will be able to generate electricity.", the minister said.

According to Natia Turnava, the restored historical hydroelectric power plant will be another landmark that can be visited in Borjomi Park.