Shuakhevi ( ka, შუახევი ) is a small town in

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

Autonomous Republic of Adjara Adjara ( ka, აჭარა ''Ach’ara'' ) or Achara, officially known as the Autonomous Republic of Adjara ( ka, აჭარის ავტონომიური რესპუბლიკა ''Ach’aris Avt’onomiuri Resp’ublik’a'' ...

, 67 km east to the regional capital

Batumi Batumi (; ka, ბათუმი ) is the second largest city of Georgia and the capital of the Autonomous Republic of Adjara, located on the coast of the Black Sea in Georgia's southwest. It is situated in a subtropical zone at the foot of th ...

. Situated on the right bank of the Adjaristsqali River, it is an administrative center of

Shuakhevi District Shuakhevi ( ka, შუახევის მუნიციპალიტეტი) is a district of Georgia, in the autonomous republic of Adjara. Its main town is Shuakhevi. Population: 20,120 Area: 588 km2 Politics Shuakhevi Municipal Assem ...

, which comprises the town itself and 67 adjoining mountainous villages. The area of the district is 588 km²; population – 15,044 (2014). There is a plant to build Shuakhevi hydro power plant, a run-of-the-river plant with

installed capacity Nameplate capacity, also known as the rated capacity, nominal capacity, installed capacity, or maximum effect, is the intended full-load sustained output of a facility such as a power station,

of 185 MW with expected

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output of 452 GWh.Project summary document on Shuakhevi HPP.
Retrieved on 2014-25-07. It is expected to be commissioned in 2016.Alstom to supply equipment for Shuakhevi hydropower plant in Georgia.
Retrieved on 2014-25-07. Near the town are the ruins of a medieval fortress.

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Map of Ajaria
Cities and towns in Adjara Batum Oblast {{Georgia-geo-stub

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