Afghanistan and Uzbekistan Reportedly Sign $243M Electricity Deals

At a ceremony on August 17, contracts for four major electricity projects were signed between Afghanistan’s national power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) and Uzbekistan, Orda.kz reports.

The event at the Government Media and Information Center was attended by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund and Uzbekistan’s Energy Minister Joʻrabek Mirzamahmudov.

The projects include:

• 500 kV Surkhan–Dasht-e-Alwan transmission line (1,000 MW capacity)
  
• Expansion of the Arghandi substation (800 MVA)
  
• 220 kV Kabul–Sheikh Mesri transmission line (800 MW capacity)
  
• Construction of the Sheikh Mesri substation in Nangarhar (126 MVA)

Uzbekistan will invest about $243 million into the projects, which are expected to be completed within 18 months.

Once operational, Afghanistan will receive between 800 and 1,000 megawatts of power from its northern neighbor.