Turkmenistan's Electricity Imports To Herat Cut Off
The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported that Turkmenistan's imported electricity has been cut off in parts of Herat province since noon on Monday.
Local officials claimed that cold weather and "freezing of the wires" in the Rabat Sangi district have caused power outages.
The Taliban-controlled Bakhtar News Agency reported on Tuesday (December 3) that a team from the Taliban's DABS in Herat has been dispatched to the area with two vehicles to fix the problem and restore the power supply.
According to information provided by Taliban officials, Turkmenistan's imported electricity to Herat was cut off at around 1:50pm on Monday (December 2).
Herat, located in western Afghanistan, imports electricity from Iran and Turkmenistan.
Meanwhile, a number of residents of different provinces complained about the shortage of electricity and power cuts during the winter season, saying that this situation has caused many problems for them during the day.
Afghanistan is not self-sufficient in the field of electricity and imports more than 70 percent of its electricity needs from Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Iran.
