The remaining work on the 500-kilovolt Arghandi substation project was inaugurated today (Thursday) in the presence of the deputy prime minister for economic affairs, the Acting Minister of Energy and Water, and several other officials of the Islamic Emirate.

The acting Minister of Energy and Water, Abdul Latif Mansoor, said that the total value of this project from Dasht-e-Alwan to Arghandi, Kabul is $183 million and its work will be completed within two years.

According to him, with the completion of this project, 1,000 megawatts of electricity will be imported from Turkmenistan, which will solve the electricity shortage in the capital and 13 neighboring provinces.

The acting Minister of Energy and Water said: "This project will be completed in two years, and with the purchase of 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Turkmenistan, the electricity outage problem in Kabul and thirteen neighboring provinces will be reduced."

Mansour also added in his speech that the work on several major dams, including Kamal Khan Dam, Shah-wa-Aros water dam, Pashdan Dam, and Tori Dam in Zabul province, will be completed in the near future.

Mansour said: "Kamal Khan Dam, which has a production capacity of 9 megawatts of electricity, has been completed not with the money of America, China, and Russia, but from internal revenue and will be inaugurated in the next few days."

"The Islamic Emirate is trying to build dams everywhere and provide electricity, and the hope is that one day we will be self-sufficient in electricity production," said Farooq Azam, senior advisor to the Ministry of Energy and Water.

Meanwhile, officials from the company that invested in the 500-kilovolt Arghandi substation project said that providing facilities for investors plays an important role in increasing energy production in the country.

Despite having water resources, Afghanistan still imports 80% of its required electricity from other countries, including Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Iran, which occasionally results in increased outages and power cuts, causing problems for the country's citizens.