Taliban-Run Power Firm Signs Deals With Uzbekistan To Supply 11 Afghan Provinces
Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled power company has signed four agreements with Uzbekistan to expand electricity supply to 11 provinces, including Kabul, officials said.
Afghanistan’s Taliban-controlled power company has signed four agreements with Uzbekistan to expand electricity supply to 11 provinces, including Kabul, officials said.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) announced that the contracts will provide power to Kabul, Kandahar, Baghlan, Nangarhar, Laghman, Logar, Khost, Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni and Zabul provinces. The company said Kabul’s electricity capacity would also be increased to 1,500 megawatts.
According to DABS, the deals cover the 500-kilovolt Surkhan–Dasht-e-Alwan transmission line, expansion of the Dasht-e-Alwan power station, the 220-kilovolt Kabul–Nangarhar transmission line and the Sheikh Mesri substation in Nangarhar.
On 18 August, the company announced the signing of the contracts in Kabul with firms linked to Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy.
The Taliban’s pledge to expand power supply comes as residents in many parts of Afghanistan continue to face severe electricity shortages.
