Officials from the Herat branch of Breshna Company stated that with the cut in imported electricity from Iran, 60% of the residents of this province are now without power.

Khair Mohammad Meraj, the head of Herat's electricity department, said: "We receive 60 megawatts of electricity from Turkmenistan, but currently only 40 megawatts are being supplied due to hot weather and issues in that country. We had an agreement with Iran for 100 to 110 megawatts, but now it has been reduced to 20 megawatts, and sometimes even this is completely cut off, dropping to zero."

Residents of Herat say that the power outages have disrupted their daily lives in the hot weather. They are urging the officials of the Islamic Emirate to address this challenge.

Abdul Zahir Ahadi, a resident of Herat, said: "The electricity comes and goes. I’m a worker, and when I go home at noon, there is no electricity. We have many complaints about power issues. At night, the electricity cuts off, and we have air coolers and fans, but they are off. Our children have fallen ill."

Wakil Ahmad Mohammadi, another resident of Herat, said: "It's summer, the weather is hot, and the electricity is often cut off, causing damage to people’s electrical appliances. The weather is very hot, even in the evenings, and without electricity, children fall ill and have to be taken to the hospital."

According to officials, in addition to the imported electricity from Iran and Turkmenistan, 23 megawatts from the Salma Dam are also added to Herat's power grid. However, due to the increase in electricity consumption caused by the hot weather, this amount of energy is deemed insufficient.

Sayed Ashraf Sadat, a civil society activist, said: "Herat is one of the provinces that receives electricity from two countries, but the problem of power shortages and outages has been a constant headache for its citizens. Unfortunately, no strategic thinking has been applied to solve this challenge and the electricity shortage. We hope for targeted and practical investment in improving the systems so that the electricity problem is fundamentally resolved."

The electricity issue in Herat causes serious challenges and suffering for the residents every year during the peak of heat and cold, but officials from Herat's electricity department say that with the construction of a power plant and the transmission of a new power line from Turkmenistan, the electricity shortage problem in this province will be resolved.