National Statistics Office of Georgia

Business Statistics Department

Industry, Construction and Energy Statistics Division

30, Tsotne Dadiani Str., 0180, Tbilisi, Georgia

European statistics on natural gas prices for household and final non-household customers.

Internal Eurostat classification system based on annual natural gas consumption bands and tax levels.

Household sector and final non-household sector (industry, services, offices, agriculture, etc).

The prices are collected in national currencies per GJ and according to different bands of consumption.

For the households sector, these bands are:

• D1: Customers consuming less than 20 GJ.
• D2: Customers consuming 20 GJ or more but less than 200 GJ.
• D3: Customers consuming 200 GJ or more.

For the final non-households sector, the bands are:

• I1: Customers consuming less than 1000 GJ.
• I2: Customers consuming 1000 GJ or more but less than 10000 GJ.
• I3: Customers consuming 10000 GJ or more but less than 100000 GJ.
• I4: Customers consuming 100000 GJ or more but less than 1000000 GJ.
• I5: Customers consuming 1000000 GJ or more but less than 4000000 GJ.
• I6: Customers consuming 4000000 GJ or more.

There exist 2 different levels of disagregation for semestrial and annual prices:

1- Semestrial prices:

These prices are reported twice a year and are divided in 3 levels:

• Level 1 prices: Prices excluding taxes and levies.
• Level 2 prices: Prices excluding VAT and other recoverable taxes and levies.
• Level 3 prices: Prices including all taxes and levies.

2- Annual prices:

These prices are reported once a year together with the data for the second semester and are divided into the following components and taxes:

• Energy and supply: commodity price for natural gas paid by the supplier or the price of natural gas at the point of entry into the transmission system, including, if applicable, the following end-user costs: storage costs plus costs relating to the sale of natural gas to final customers.
• Network cost: transmission and distribution tariffs, transmission and distribution losses, network costs, after-sale service costs, system service costs and meter rental and metering costs.
• Value added taxes (VAT): as defined in Council Directive 2006/112/EC.
• Renewable taxes: taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to the promotion of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and CHP generation.
• Capacity taxes: taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to strategic stockpiles, capacity payments and energy security; taxes on natural gas distribution; stranded costs and levies on financing energy regulatory authorities or market and system operators.
• Environmental taxes: taxes, fees, levies or charges relating to air quality and for other environmental purposes; taxes on emissions of CO₂ or other greenhouse gases. This component includes the excise duties.
• All other taxes: taxes, fees, levies or charges not covered by any of the previous four categories: support for district heating; local or regional fiscal charges; island compensation; concession fees relating to licences and fees for the occupation of land and public or private property by networks or other devices.

Household and final non-household consumers divided into consumption bands.

Household customers: Data coming from15 suppliers out of [Total number of suppliers] and representing 100% of the household customers.

Final non-household customers: Data coming from 24 suppliers out of 100% of the final non-household customers.

The controlled are of Georgia

Natural gas prices data for Georgia are available since 2018.

Not applicable.

Prices are reported in national currency per GJ. However, Eurostat also calculates and publishes the prices in EURO and PPS (purchasing power parity) and do the conversion to kWh.
Relative shares of sub-component of the network component and consumption volumes are reported in percentages.

For semestrial prices, the reference periods are from January to June for semester 1 and from July to December for semester 2.

For annual prices, the reference period is the whole calendar year (from January to December).

At EU level:

• Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices and repealing Directive 2008/92/EC (Text with EEA relevance).
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/2169 of 21 November 2017 concerning the format and arrangements for the transmission of European Statistics on natural gas and electricity prices pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).
• Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/803 concerning the content of quality reports on European statistics on natural gas and electricity prices pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance).

At national level:

• Energy Market Monitoring and Reporting Rules” Resolution N7, approved by the National regulatory authority
• Law of Georgia on Official Statistics

At EU level:

• Eurostat does not share the data collected with other organisation appart from its usual dissemination chanel (Eurostat's database, statistic explained articles and press or news release) .

At national level:

• Data is sent to eurostat.
• Data are published on GEOSTAT official page under  https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/81/energy-statistics

At EU level:

• Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 11 March 2009, on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities.

At national level:

• The Law of Georgia on Official Statistics  Article 3; Article 25, Article 28

Published data should not allow identification of single consumers.

The treatment of confidential data is regulated by the Procedure for Protection of Data Collected and Processed by Law of Georgia on Official Statistics.

https://www.geostat.ge/media/20817/latest-Law-of-Georgia_2018.pdf

https://www.geostat.ge/media/20860/Data-Confidentiality-Policy-at-Geostat_En.pdf

 Notifications about the dissemination of statistics are published in the release calendar, which is available on the website  https://www.geostat.ge/en/calendar

 According statistical work program the calendar is updated from the first day of the calendar year.

The program of statistical work may be accessed on the web page https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/307/statistical-work-programme

https://www.geostat.ge/en/calendar

All users have been granted equal access to official statistics 

https://www.geostat.ge/en/calendar

Natural gas prices in Georgia are published on a semestrial basis on Eurostat's website.

Data are published on a semestrial basis on website Statistics Georgia  https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/81/energy-statistics

https://www.geostat.ge/en/calendar

The Press release/ Analytical Notes on gas prices are not compiled.

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Data are published under the subject area  Statistics by Theme Industry, Construction and Energy Statistics/ Energy Statistics

https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/81/energy-statistics

https://www.geostat.ge/en/calendar

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The dissemination of data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics is guided by the requirements provided Law of Georgia on Official Statistics - Chapter 6 Article 25. The Obligation to Provide Statistical and other Information; Article 28. Observing Confidentiality of Statistical Data.

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National metadata can be found here: https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/533/metadata-industry-construction-and-energy-statistics

Documentation on methodology energy statististics is available https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/121/methodologia-business-statistics

National metadata of all statistics works can be found under term METADATA

The main methodological guide is Regulation (EU) 2016/1952 of the European Parliament and of the Council

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Global Assessment of the National Statistical System of the Georgia 

https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/584/global-assessment-of-statistical-system

The general principles of the quality of Geostat can be find here:

https://www.geostat.ge/media/44380/QP_Geostat_EN.pdf

The general principles of the quality of Geostat can be find here:

https://www.geostat.ge/media/44380/QP_Geostat_EN.pdf

Quality Policy of the National Statistics Office of Georgia is available on vebsite https://www.geostat.ge/media/44405/QP_Geostat_EN.pdf

 Information of customer service available on vebsite: https://www.geostat.ge/en/page/customer-service

In compliance with the rules (regulations)

100%

The type of survey and the data collection methods ensure sufficient coverage and timeliness.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Information is included in the sub-concepts S.13.3.1-S.13.3.5.

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Not applicable

Not applicable.

Not applicable, this questionary is exhaustive.

Not applicable, this questionary is exhaustive. Data collection and submission is monitoring by National regulatory authority. All regulated enterprises are obliged to submit the completed questionaries.

Not applicable, this questionary is exhaustive. Data collection and submission is monitoring by National regulatory authority. All regulated enterprises are obliged to submit the completed questionnaries.

 Not applicable, this questionary is exhaustive.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Natural gas providers that participate in the national data collection are requested to provide the natural gas price data within 1 month after the reference period. 

These data are collected by National Regulatory Authority. Prices are collected twice a year, at the beginning of each six-month period (January and July). Prices are calculated on the basis of weighted average prices paid by end-users for gas over the previous six months.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for households for the 1st semester of 2019 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for households for the 2nd semester of 2019 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for households for the 1st semester of 2020 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for households for the 2nd semester of 2020 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for households for the 1st semester of 2021 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for households for the 2nd semester of 2021 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for non-households for the 1st semester of 2019 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for non-households for the 2nd semester of 2019 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for non-households for the 1st semester of 2020 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for non-households for the 2nd semester of 2020 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for non-households for the 1st semester of 2021 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

The first version of the natural gas price questionnaire for non-households for the 2nd semester of 2021 was sent 75 days after the reference period.

There was not time lag.

100% of questionnaires delivered on time.

100% of questionnaires delivered on time.

The data are internationally comparable.

Not applicable

The data are comparable over time.

The data is comparable since 2018.

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Annual prices are coherent with the semestrial prices.

This concept is not available.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Non-applicable.

These data are collected by National Regulatory Authority based on the periodic reporting forms submitted by the regulated enterprises.

For gas prices: half yearly   

For gas price components: yearly

Data on natural gas prices are collected from all enterprises which are authorized for the sale of natural gas. These data are collected by National Regulatory Authority. Prices are collected twice a year, at the beginning of each six-month period (January and July). Prices are calculated on the basis of weighted average prices paid by end-users for natural gas over the previous six months. Natural Gas consumption is used for weights.

Quantitative and qualitative controls are used in the validation process, including cross-check with other data.

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No adjustments carried out.  

Seasonable adjustments are not carried out.