SOCAR discloses volume of petroleum products sold to Georgia

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) supplied 4,521,337 tons of various petroleum products to the Georgian market from Azerbaijan during 2007-2023, Report informs, citing SOCAR's Sustainable Development Report for 2023.

For the year 2023 alone, this figure stands at 76,622 tons.

According to the report, as of the beginning of this year, 108 fuel stations under the SOCAR brand in Georgia provide high-level service to customers.

SOCAR Georgia Petroleum has 13 service centers and four petroleum product terminals. The fuel stations sell liquefied natural gas (LPG), compressed natural gas (CNG), diesel fuel, and high-quality gasoline of various octane ratings. The diesel fuel and gasoline sold at the company's fuel stations are imported from European countries and fully comply with Euro-5 standards.

Also, for the first time in Georgia, electric vehicle owners can use charging devices at 19 points across 15 of the company's fuel stations on the country's main roads and in Tbilisi city.

In 2021, a solar panel station with a maximum annual capacity of 39.6 kW was installed and put into operation at one fuel station, and in 2023, another station with a capacity of 28 kW was commissioned. The 74,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity produced at both stations were used for the company's internal needs. Currently, design work is underway for similar stations at four of the company's facilities, which will have a total annual capacity of 1.7 megawatts.