However, his experts informed him that a dam built on the Bzyb River would have had catastrophic effects in causing beach erosion at Pitsunda, so in the end the dam was built on the Enguri River instead, where the impact upon the coastline was assessed to be considerably less pronounced.

The relays were in remote territory with no access to electricity, and thus were powered with a series of eight radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs).

However, the Hudoni dam's construction was stopped as Georgian independence from the Soviet Union drew near.

[11] According to the 1992 agreement Abkhazia gets 40% and the rest of Georgia gets 60%, however in the late 2010s the Abkhazian consumption increased significantly driven in part by bitcoin mining.

[12][13] The facility's arched dam, located at the town of Jvari, was inscribed in the list of cultural heritage of Georgia in 2015.