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DABS Outlines Energy Contracts and Future Plans

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) reports that contracts for 104 electricity projects valued at over 3 billion afghani were signed in 1402.

The chief of DABS during a press conference stated that key accomplishments for the company last year included the reconstruction of the substation in Chamtal district of Balkh province, completion of the remaining work on the 500 kilovolt Shiberghan-Dasht Alwan electricity project, construction and installation of the Noor ul-Jihad substation, and the transfer of the 220 kilovolt Ghazni-Kandahar power line.

“The substations in Chamtal district of Balkh province have been completed. This substation has a capacity of 4 megawatts. It is financed from the internal budget of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which has allocated 68 million afghani for this purpose, and it will be constructed with this funding,” said Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat chief Abdul Rahman Rahmani.

According to information from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, around 5.76 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were imported and purchased from neighboring countries in the solar year 1402, with contracts also completed with Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Iran, and there are plans to purchase 6.7 billion kilowatt-hours from these countries in the current year.

DABS newsletter indicates: "Last year, $105 million worth of electricity was purchased from Uzbekistan, $71 million from Tajikistan, $64 million from Turkmenistan, $48 million from Iran, and $36 million worth from a domestic company."

“For the year 2024, approximately 6.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity purchase has been planned based on agreements with neighboring countries,” said Hekmatullah Miwandi, the spokesperson for DABS.

Officials from the company also stated that revenue and debt collections were transparently managed last year, and Breshna Sherkat has proposed a plan to prevent electricity losses.

Maiwand Ataee, the Commercial Deputy of DABS, said: “Breshna Sherkat is making efforts to organize the plan and take the budget into consideration so that, once the budget is approved, we can reduce commercial and technical losses beyond the current levels.”

The chief of DABS, also pledged in this meeting that work on the CASA-1000 project would practically begin soon, and efforts would be made to attract more investments in the electricity sector.

DABS Outlines Energy Contracts and Future Plans

The chief of DABS, also pledged in this meeting that work on the CASA-1000 project would practically begin soon.

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Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) reports that contracts for 104 electricity projects valued at over 3 billion afghani were signed in 1402.

The chief of DABS during a press conference stated that key accomplishments for the company last year included the reconstruction of the substation in Chamtal district of Balkh province, completion of the remaining work on the 500 kilovolt Shiberghan-Dasht Alwan electricity project, construction and installation of the Noor ul-Jihad substation, and the transfer of the 220 kilovolt Ghazni-Kandahar power line.

“The substations in Chamtal district of Balkh province have been completed. This substation has a capacity of 4 megawatts. It is financed from the internal budget of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, which has allocated 68 million afghani for this purpose, and it will be constructed with this funding,” said Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat chief Abdul Rahman Rahmani.

According to information from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, around 5.76 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity were imported and purchased from neighboring countries in the solar year 1402, with contracts also completed with Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Iran, and there are plans to purchase 6.7 billion kilowatt-hours from these countries in the current year.

DABS newsletter indicates: "Last year, $105 million worth of electricity was purchased from Uzbekistan, $71 million from Tajikistan, $64 million from Turkmenistan, $48 million from Iran, and $36 million worth from a domestic company."

“For the year 2024, approximately 6.7 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity purchase has been planned based on agreements with neighboring countries,” said Hekmatullah Miwandi, the spokesperson for DABS.

Officials from the company also stated that revenue and debt collections were transparently managed last year, and Breshna Sherkat has proposed a plan to prevent electricity losses.

Maiwand Ataee, the Commercial Deputy of DABS, said: “Breshna Sherkat is making efforts to organize the plan and take the budget into consideration so that, once the budget is approved, we can reduce commercial and technical losses beyond the current levels.”

The chief of DABS, also pledged in this meeting that work on the CASA-1000 project would practically begin soon, and efforts would be made to attract more investments in the electricity sector.

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