Our Team
Mata Gordedziani
Project Manager
Mata Goderdziani is a Project Manager for GREDA. Before moving to GREDA, she worked at "Georgian Industrial Group" affiliated company, "Georgian International Energy Corporation", for two years.
In 2019 Mata joined "Georgian International Energy Corporation" as an intern, and after six months, she became a specialist in the hydro energy department. Her responsibilities included operating eight small hydro plants and implementing new projects.
Since March 2021, Mata has been the project coordinator at GREDA.
In 2020 she obtained a master's degree in Hydropower and Telecommunications. She also has a bachelor's degree in hydropower and Telecommunications at Georgian Technical University.
Maia Melikidze
Executive Director
Maia Melikidze joined GREDA as the Executive Director from August 2023.
Maia Melikidze also heads the Energy Regulators Regional Association (ERRA) and in 2023 was elected the Vice-Chairman of the International Confederation of Energy Regulators (ICER).
In 2017-2023, Ms. Maia held the position of a member of the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission (GNERC) of Georgia. Before that, she worked as an advisor to the President of Georgia, Giorgi Margvelashvili in economic matters. Maia Melikidze also has 13 years of experience working in the private sector. At different times, she worked for the international auditing company Ernst & Young, JSC "Bank of Georgia" and JSC "Liberty Bank".
Maia Melikidze is an associate professor at the University of Business and Technology, holds a master's degree in global strategic management from Harvard University. In 2021, Maya was awarded a Doctor of Business Administration degree, with a dissertation topic on the use of renewable energies, specifically solar energy, in business. She is the author of many publications. Publication topics include such issues as renewable energy generation, utilization; The use of solar energy in the reality of Georgia and others.
Irina Kometiani
Head Strategic Development and Communi
Irina Kometiani joined the Georgian Renewable Energy Development Association from February 2023.
She has 10 years of experience in the field of energy, Irina worked in the Public Relations Department of the Georgian State Electrosystem, and before that she held the position of project management manager in "Mtkvari Energy" and "Caucasus Electric Market", she also has experience working in educational projects and in the private sector, in the direction of communication.
Irina holds a master's degree in public relations from the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).
Davit Gorgadze
Assistant to the Executive Director
Davit Gorgadze joined the Georgian Renewable Energy Develop,emt Association from January 2023.
From June 2021 to October 2022, he worked at JSC "Sakcable" first as an Assistant to the Head of the Laboratory, then as a Laboratory Specialist.
Davit studies at the Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Energy, and is currently in the first year of his master’s program
Garik Teimuraziani
Research and Development Manager
Garik Teymurazyan has joined the Georgian Renewable Energy Development association in August, 2023.
He started his education in 2017 at the Business and Technology University (BTU), where he enrolled in the BBA program majoring in Finance. In 2021, he continued his studies at the same university in the MBA program, which he successfully completed.
Garik has 6 years of experience in renewable energy, research, analytics and strategic management. His portfolio includes work in/with government, private and international organizations such as GNERC, ERRA, EUMMAS and others.
Currently, in parallel with his work at GREDA, he is engaged in pedagogical activities throughout Georgia.
Garik has published a numerous of articles in internationally refereed journals in the field of renewable energies and energy security.
Levan Kokaia
Lawyer
Levan serves as a lawyer at Georgian Renewable Energy Development Association (GREDA) from November 2023.
His practice areas cover: new legislative initiatives and policymaking in Georgian renewable energy and related regulatory fields and also ensuring the full legal service on behalf of the association. Levan has 15 years of practical experience in public, nonprofit and private sectors.
In parallel, Levan provides legal service for a subsidiary company of the Czech hydro electro energy holding LLC “GEEN Georgia” and for the Georgian electric installation, construction and design company LLC “Saluda”. From 2013 up to present he gives lectures and conducts trainings at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA). Levan is an author of more than 50 scientific and analytical publications that are issued by the prominent professional scientific journals and media sources.
Levan graduated from Ilia State University and got academic degree in Master of Law (LLM). Also, he holds academic degree in Master of Public Administration (MPA) from Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA).
Khatia Bregvadze
Administration Manager
Khatia Bregvadze has been a "Georgian Renewable Energy Development Association" administration manager since 2019.
Khatia also works as an administration manager at L.L.C. "Austrian Georgian Development".
From 2017 to 2019, Khatia was a topographer at L.L.C. "Energo Aragvi Engineering" and Khada HPP" Her primary responsibilities were topographic furrowing, researching, and working on plans.
Khatia was granted a bachelor's degree in oriental studies at Ivane Javakhishvili State University Tbilisi.
Maka Partsvania
Lawyer
Maka Partsvania is an affiliated expert in energy issues of the Georgian Renewable Energy Development Association.
He is the author of GREDA's legislative initiative "On long-term benefit sharing with local communities affected by renewable energy projects."
Maka has 14 years of work experience in the energy sector. In 2018-2019, he was invited as an expert in the Energy Union-supported project - “Development of a Methodology for Calculating Natural Gas Transmission Tariffs”. Also, in 2019, he was invited by the World Experience for Georgia (WEG) as an expert in the USAID-supported project - “Energy Sector Assessment and Needs Analysis.”
In 2000, Maka received a Master's degree from Tbilisi Iv. Javakhishvili State University and in 2004, he graduated from the Free University of Berlin - Magistra legume (LL.M.). He is also a graduate of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and a PhD candidate at Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani University. His main research area is energy law.
In 2018-2019, he lectured on administrative law process and energy law.
Maka is a member of the Georgian Bar Association.