Afghanistan to complete new substation
Afghanistan is expected to increase its electricity imports from Turkmenistan, as the 500 kV Arghandi substation will be completed soon.
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Afghanistan, Kabul: Afghanistan is on track to increase its electricity imports from Turkmenistan significantly, as the 500 kV Arghandi substation is expected to be completed in the next two months. After the project is completed, it will, together with other lines, allow Afghanistan to import up to 1000 MW of electricity from Turkmenistan, alleviating the country’s chronic electricity shortage.
According to officials, rapid progress is being made on the construction, and once the building phase is finished, electrical equipment installation will begin. The total cost of this project is $183 million, and it will be completed within two years.
Afghanistan’s acting Minister of Energy and Water, Abdul Latif Mansoor, said that officials from the company investing in the Arghandi substation project emphasized that creating investment facilities is crucial for increasing the country’s energy production capacity. In January of this year, the electricity company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) signed a contract with Turkmenistan to supply 1.8 billion kWh of electricity to Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that the electricity supply price from Turkmenistan is low.
Source: The Times of Central Asia
