National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT)

Business statistics Department

Industry, Construction and Energy Statistiscs division

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

National Metadata about Energy Statistics.

See table under 3.2.1.

Energy statistics data covers all major sectors of the economy that are involved in the production, trade, energy transformation or energy consumption.

Definitions of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics apply.

See table under 3.5.1.

Enterprises who produce and consume energy; institutions, organisations and households who consume energy; enterprises authorised to sell electricity

Frame

List of economically active units generated from the Business Register for Statistical Purposes

The controlled area of Georgia.

See table under 3.8.1.

Not applicable.

See table under 4.1.

See table under 5.1

DIRECTLY APPLICABLE LEGAL ACTS

Law of Georgia on Official Statistics

Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics

Commission Regulation (EU) No 431/2014 of 24 April 2014 amending Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy statistics, as regards the implementation of annual statistics on energy consumption in households

See table under 6.2.1.

Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 on European statistics (recitals 23-27, 31-32 and Articles 20-26) applies.

The Law of Georgia on Official Statistics:

• According to the article 4 of the law individual data collected by statistical agencies for statistical compilation, whether they refer to natural or legal persons, are to be strictly confidential and used exclusively for statistical purposes.
• According to the article 28 (Observing Confidentiality of Statistical Data) of the law 1. The data collected for the purpose of producing official statistics shall be confidential if it allows for identification of observation unit or r it is possible to identify such data through it. 2. The confidential statistical data shall not be issued or disseminated or used 4 Concept Name Representation for a non-statistical purpose but for the exceptions envisaged by the Georgian legislation. 3. When producing the official statistics, it is obligatory to destroy or store separately the identity data including the questionnaires containing such data and used for statistical surveys according to the rules defined in the Georgian legislation

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

• Data Confidentiality Policy at Geostat   https://www.geostat.ge/media/20860/Data-Confidentiality-Policy-at-Geostat_En.pdf
• Public Use Microdata Dissemination Policy at Geostat   https://www.geostat.ge/media/20862/Microdata-Dissemination-Policy_Eng.pdf
• The Law of Georgia on Personal Data Protection    https://matsne.gov.ge/en/document/view/1561437?publication=9

• Confidentiality guidelines.
• Written undertakings by an employees of Geostat on ensuring confidentiality of gained/collected data as a result of official duties.

Release calendar is available https://www.geostat.ge/en/calendar

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

All users have been granted equal access to official statistics: dissemination dates of official statistics are announced in advance and no user category (incl. Eurostat, state authorities and mass media) is provided access to official statistics before other users. Official statistics are first published in the statistical database. If there is also a news release, it is published simultaneously with data in the statistical database. Official statistics are available on the website at 11:00 a.m. on the date announced in the release calendar.

See table under 9.1.

News release is attached to the results of the survey: https://www.geostat.ge/en/news

The Energy balance sheets publication is available https://www.geostat.ge/en/single-categories/118/energy-balance-of-georgia

The Energy Balance sheets excel format is available:

https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/328/energy-balance-of-georgia

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

Not requested for this metadata collection

DATA CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY AT GEOSTAT https://www.geostat.ge/media/20860/Data-Confidentiality-Policy-at-Geostat_En.pdf

PUBLIC USE MICRODATA DISSEMINATION POLICY AT GEOSTAT is available https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/306/legislation

Not available

Not requested for this metadata collection

Annual information on natural gas

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics

Energy consumption in households

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

https://www.geostat.ge/media/23206/Questionaire-Energy-Consumption-Households.pdf

Link to national metadata

At this stage metadata on energy statistics for the household sector are not separately described. General indicators are given in the metadata of energy balance. https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Annual information on oil products

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf English version is not available yet.

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics

Annual information on coal

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual. https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics

Annual information on electricity

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Annual information on renewable energy

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Monthly information on electricity

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics

Monthly information on coal

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics

Monthly information on natural gas

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Monthly information on oil

Links to quality and methodology documentation (reference material on methods and questionnaires used)

The main basis of the energy balance indicators is the Energy Statistics Manual.  https://www.geostat.ge/media/20987/8.-Manual-of-energy-statistics-%28Eurostat%2C-OECD%2C-International-Energy-Agency%29.pdf

Link to national metadata

https://www.geostat.ge/media/34518/0520_220520_EN.pdf

Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008 on energy statistics

Not requested for this metadata collection

Not available

To assure the quality of processes and products, Geostat regularly determinesthe strengths and weaknesses of statistics production, evaluates the existing risks and development opportunities. Quality policy is an integral part of Geostat’s development strategy and provides compliance with the requirements of the UN Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics and the European Statistics Code of Practice.

Methodology and Quality Management Division of Geostat, along with the sectoral departments, is responsible for the quality of the produced statistical products and processes. The Division carries out quality audit of statistical processes and assesses the risks associated with production of statistical data. Geostat has developed policy documents, guidelines and standard routine descriptions. These documents ensure the standardization of statistical processes and products and the establishment of a unified quality assurance system.

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

Methodology and Quality Management Division of Geostat, along with the sectoral departments, is responsible for the quality of the produced statistical products and processes. The Division carries out quality audit of statistical processes and assesses the risks associated with production of statistical data. Geostat has developed policy documents, guidelines and standard routine descriptions. These documents ensure the standardization of statistical processes and products and the establishment of a unified quality assurance system.

The main users of the data are representatives of the Ministries and Business sector, NGOs, International Organisations, (Eurostat, International Energy Agency, Secretariat of Energy Union, United Nations Statistical Division), Governmental Organisations, Experts, Media, Students and other users. They need these data to carry out different types of statistical analysis, to plan a marketing strategy, or to study and evaluate the economic tendencies.

In October 2019, user satisfaction survey was conducted, the target of the survey was to analyze the assessment of quality of statistical data by users and explore ways to improve user services. The survey report is available on the website of Geostat (in Georgian):

https://www.geostat.ge/ka/single-news/1746/statistikuri-informatsiis-momkhmarebelta-kmaqofilebis-gamokvleva-2019-tseli

The statistics are in compliance with the volumes and deadlines of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 October 2008.

See table under 12.3.1.1.

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

The error due to probability sampling is estimated for more important indicators.

Not requested for this metadata collection

Informations is included in the sub-concepts 13.3.1. - 13.3.5.

 Not measured.

Not applicable

Not applicable

Not applicable

In order to minimize sampling error, data is compared with administrative sources.

 In order to minimize sampling error, data is compared with administrative sources.

Not available

Procedural errors are revealed in primary documents.

Not available.

 See table under 14.1.3.

Annual energy statistics is should transmitted from reporting countries to Eurostat 11 months after the end of the reference year as stipulated in Annex B of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics.

Annual energy statistics  are published on the vebsite Geostat in the middle of December of the following year of the reference year.

Annual energy statistics is should transmitted from reporting countries to Eurostat 11 months after the end of the reference year as stipulated in Annex B of Regulation (EC) No 1099/2008 on energy statistics.

Annual energy statistics  are published on the vebsite Geostat in the middle of December of the following year of the reference year.

The data is published according to the date specified in the statistical work program. There has not been any violation of publication dates.

The data is published according to the date specified in the statistical work program. There has not been any violation of publication dates.

The data have been published at the time announced in the release calendar.

For all regions of Georgia have been used the same methodology and approaches that corresponds to the international methodology.

For all regions of Georgia have been used the same methodology and approaches that corresponds to the international methodology.

The time series are comparable to each other.

The time series are comparable to each other.

Datasets, which are created on the basis of the energy statistics regulation, are coherent at enterprises' economic activity level with  the statistical business register.

The data is coherent.

The data is coherent.

The data is coherent.

The budget of energy resources consumption survey is 31 500 GEL

Statistical data revision policy is available on the website of Geostat:

https://www.geostat.ge/media/44385/Revision-policy-and-error-correction_Geo.pdf

The published data may be revised if the methodology is modified.

The published data may be revised if the methodology is modified.

SURVEY DATA

Due to formation of Energy balance the study is carried out in two directions: surveys of the energy sector and final consumption sector. Energy resources producers, suppliers, distributors and trader companies are surveyed at full coverage in
the energy sector. The final consumption sector includes survey of all institutional sectors – non-financial corporations,
financial corporations, non-profit institutions serving households, households and public administrations. Non-financial corporations (agriculture, industry, constructions and transport sector enterprises) and households are surveyed annually. 

While data from other sectors (service sector) is formed by assessment method. Commercial and public services, financial corporations, non-profit institutions serving households are researched once in 5 years.

Administrative data

See table under 18.2.1.

 In most cases (about 90%) is used online questionnaire. In order to form energy balance is used customs declaration of the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia and various administrative sources. In particular cases are made an expert assessment.

 The questionnaires and information about data submission are available on the website of GEOSTAT in the section methodology-  questionnaires - business statistics 

 https://www.geostat.ge/en/modules/categories/558/questionnaires-business-statistics

See table under 18.4.1.

See table under 18.5.2.

Sampling of enterprises is based on the random stratified sampling. Data is weighted annually. Data acquired from the study are multiplied by weight they are given and then summarized in compliance with the requirements of the business statistics methodology.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.