The Chamber of Commerce and Investment said that, The rate of production in Kabul factories has declined by up to 50 percent due to increased electricity outages.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said the reason behind the longer and more frequent outages in Kabul is due to an electricity network problem in Uzbekistan.
In a bid to produce cheap electricity to provide relief to domestic consumers and industries, Pakistan’s Prime Minister directed the authorities concerned to import coal from Afghanistan and deal currency to be Pak Rs.
According to the latest research by the Integrity Watch Afghanistan, lack of proper governance in the sector of energy caused 65% of Afghan residents not to have access to electricity.
Iranian Energy Minister Reza Ardakanian said the country is cable of boosting its electricity exports to Afghanistan under the framework of the two sides’ energy agreements, IRIB reported on Saturday.
Uzbekistan has signed a 10-year contract with Afghanistan for electricity supply from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan on soft terms, an Uzbek energy official said here on Friday.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) in Balkh and the Afghan-German Cooperation signed the contract for upgrading a power supply network in the eastern part of Mazar-e Sharif.