Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (Breshna), the national electricity company operating under Taliban, announced on Wednesday that the group has extended its electricity import agreement with Iran for the 1405 solar year.
In a statement, the company said the agreement was signed during a visit to Tehran by a Breshna delegation that held talks with Iranian energy officials.
According to the statement, Abdulhaq Hamkar, head of Breshna, met with representatives of Iran’s electricity transmission and distribution company in Tehran.
Taliban remains heavily dependent on imported electricity. The country currently produces only about 200 megawatts of power domestically, while total demand is estimated at around 7,000 megawatts, according to Breshna.
Afghanistan imports electricity from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Iran. Electricity supplied by Uzbekistan is one of the country’s primary energy sources, providing power to much of Kabul and several other provinces.
