Kabul: Because the Taliban controlled Afghanistan in mid-August, many electricity supply projects had been stopped for the past four months.
Officials at Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said that the main reason for stopping these projects was the suspension of funds from the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank and US Development Assistance to Afghanistan, reported Toloistan news.
500 KV Turkmenistan electricity transmission to Afghanistan is one of these projects, which transferred electricity from the Turkmenistan border to Port Aqina Seberghan and then to Alvazun Kunduz and finally to Arghandi district in Kabul.
Only 10 percent of the work needs to be resolved.
“90 percent of the 500 KV line project is complete and only 10 percent of its work.
If ADB is possible, we can complete the remaining 10 percent of his work in the next six months,” said Safiullah Ahmadzai, “Head of the Executive Dabs.
Dabs officials added that the complete solution For electricity shortages in Kabul will require more construction of more electricity at a cost of USD 40 million, reporting Tolo news.
Meanwhile, a number of residents of Kabul complained about the lack of electricity and said that electricity shortages had increased this winter.
“There is no electricity when it comes to , it doesn’t benefit us, it comes at 8 or 9 at night, “Borhan said, a resident of Kabul.” When there is a need for electricity at night, for lighting and warming rooms, it doesn’t come.
People face many problems, “said Nooraqa, a resident of Kabul.
According to several institutions in this country, working on almost a dozen other major projects, including the Asian-South Central Electric Transmission Project (CASA1000), Pipeline Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (But) and Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) of the Project Interconnection Project (TAP), has been stopped in the last four months due to the suspension of funds for these projects by international countries and organizations, reporting Tolo news.
Electric projects are suspended in Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover
