To meet Afghanistan’s growing energy needs, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has signed contracts for four major electricity transmission and distribution projects with two Uzbek companies, in the presence of senior officials from both countries, TOLOnews reported.
At the signing ceremony, DABS CEO Abdul Bari Omar said: “These projects are not only crucial for electricity transmission and lighting up the country but also for creating a major scientific, industrial, and economic transformation, as well as for strengthening bilateral economic and trade relations between the two countries.”
Once completed, these projects will allow Afghanistan to import between 800 and 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Uzbekistan. This additional energy will play a key role in boosting industrial parks, improving agricultural facilities, and creating hundreds of jobs.
“With the arrival of 1,000 megawatts of power to the country, thousands of direct and indirect job opportunities will be created for young people, and Afghanistan will move closer to industrial self-sufficiency,” Omar added.
The four projects signed between DABS and the Uzbek side include:
The 500 kV Surkhan–Dasht-e Alwan transmission line with a capacity of 1,000 MW,
The expansion of Arghandi substation with a capacity of 800 MVA,
The 220 kV Kabul–Sheikh Mesri transmission line with a capacity of 800 MW,
The construction of Sheikh Mesri substation in Nangarhar with a capacity of 126 MVA.
Uzbekistan’s Minister of Energy, Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov, said these contracts are the result of direct support from the leaders of both countries, stressing that Uzbekistan has always sought a stable and developed Afghanistan. He assured that Uzbekistan will use all its capacities to complete the projects on time.
