Trend news agency reports that Georgian Prime Minister Vano Merabishvili and Governor of Mtskheta-Mtianeti Chocheli Caesar visited a number of sites in the Kazbegi region.
Firstly, they observed the construction of the Lars and Dariali hydroelectric plants on the river Terek with the Energy Minister Vakhtang Balavadze.
By using the latest technology construction will be ready in 2014. Putting the hydropower plant into operation will ensure uninterrupted power supply to the regions of Georgia.
The page informs that construction of the two hydropower plants began last year. Their total capacity is 127 MW and annual output – 619 million kilowatt / hours. Investment in the construction amounted to $155 million. Mostly locals are employed at the sites, about 328.
Then, the Prime Minister visited the Rooms Hotel Kazbegi opened in the village of Stepantsminda and talked with the tourists. The 156-bed hotel was opened in July.