Afghanistan signs 3 MoUs to produce 240 MW of electricity

This photo taken on Oct. 2, 2024 shows an electricity substation under construction in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, has inked three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with domestic companies to produce 240 megawatts of electricity, the company said in a statement on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)
KABUL, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) — The Afghan power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, has inked three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with domestic companies to produce 240 megawatts of electricity, the company said in a statement on Monday.
The MoUs were signed at a ceremony in capital Kabul, attended by acting deputy prime minister for political affairs Mawlawi Abdul Kabir, government officials, and representatives of private companies, the statement said.
Based on the signed MoUs, the companies will produce 100 megawatts of energy electricity, 100 megawatts of thermal electricity, and 40 megawatts of electricity from coal in capital Kabul, it said.
Afghanistan has been facing a power shortage. It imports most of its electricity from neighboring countries including Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Iran. ■

Staff members work at an electricity substation in Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 2, 2024. The Afghan power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, has inked three memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with domestic companies to produce 240 megawatts of electricity, the company said in a statement on Monday. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)