Electricity
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan Hold Strategic Energy Talks to Deepen Cooperation
DID Press: Officials from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have held high-level talks aimed at expanding strategic cooperation in the energy sector, with both sides emphasizing power infrastructure development, technical capacity building, and the formulation of a long-term joint energy roadmap. The…
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Taliban Seeks Uzbekistan’s Support to Upgrade Power Sector Technical Capacity
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national power utility has requested Uzbekistan’s assistance in strengthening the technical capacity of the country’s electricity sector, including the adoption of international standards, laboratory modernization and specialized training for technical staff. Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat said that…
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Afghanistan’s Power Shortage May End Within Three Years, Utility Says
DID Press: Afghanistan’s national power utility says a series of new energy projects aimed at expanding electricity generation, transmission and distribution could significantly ease the country’s chronic power shortages within the next three years. The state-owned Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat…
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UN Warns Energy Crisis Threatens Afghanistan’s Urban Future
DID Press: United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) has warned that Afghanistan’s worsening electricity shortage is undermining urban life, disrupting education and economic activity, and threatening the long-term sustainability of the country’s cities unless investment in renewable energy is accelerated.…
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Mahipar Dam Upgrade Reviewed as Afghanistan Plans Higher Electricity Capacity
DID Press: The head of Afghanistan’s national power utility has emphasized that any decision to increase electricity generation capacity at the Mahipar hydropower dam must be based on precise technical evaluations. During a meeting with the contractor responsible for the…
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UN Warns Afghanistan’s Electricity Dependence Threatens Energy Security
DID Press: UN has raised concerns over Afghanistan’s slow progress in energy infrastructure, warning that the country remains heavily dependent on imported electricity and urgently needs investment in renewable energy sources. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) said Afghanistan continues…
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Afghanistan Caretaker Government, Uzbekistan Sign Key Power Supply Deal
DID Press: Continuing regional efforts to improve Afghanistan’s infrastructure, Afghanistan electricity company (Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat) signed four major electricity transmission agreements with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Energy. According to Breshna, the new agreement will implement four large-scale projects that will…
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$10 Billion Contract Signed to Produce 10,000 Megawatts Electricity in Kabul
DID Press: Afghanistan’s Ministry of Water and Energy announced the signing of a major contract worth $10 billion with “Azizi Energy Invest,” a private company.” Matiullah Abid, spokesperson for the Ministry of Water and Energy, said the ministry has recently…
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Mullah Baradar: Self-sufficiency Energy is our strategic goal
DID Press: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of the Taliban interim government, announced at the inauguration ceremony of a solar power project in Logar province that the interim government has a serious determination to achieve…
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105-MW Tarakhil Thermal Power Plant Reactivated
DIDPress: Following an unprecedented rise in temperatures and increased electricity demand in Kabul, the power utility company Breshna announced the reactivation of the Tarakhil Thermal Power Plant. Breshna reported that the Tarakhil plant, with a production capacity of 105 megawatts,…
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