Three memoranda of understanding for three solar power generation projects worth $25 million was signed on Thursday, July 18, with a private company in Kabul.

The acting Minister of Energy and Water, Abdul Latif Mansour, said that since the Islamic Emirate took power in the country, this ministry has signed contracts for the production of 400 megawatts of electricity from domestic sources with local investors.

This MOUs includes three projects with a production capacity of 8 megawatts of solar power, which are set to be implemented in the provinces of Uruzgan, Paktika, and Farah. It is said that with the completion of these three projects, more than 5,000 families will benefit from electricity.

At the contract signing event, Abdul Latif Mansour said: "We have 300 megawatts of electricity produced from the existing networks that are active in Afghanistan. However, since the arrival of the Islamic Emirate, we are ready for contracts close to 400 megawatts of electricity. Today, an agreement for three projects worth $25 million is being signed."

Meanwhile, the deputy of the contracting company for these three projects has committed to implementing the signed projects on time and has called on domestic and foreign investors to make efforts in electricity production in Afghanistan.

The deputy of the contracting company, Noorullah, said: "If there is electricity, people can access any kind of technology, and we started the work with the cooperation of elders, and we will complete it in a good manner, as the elders have trusted us."

In this program, Abdul Latif Mansour also announced the start of a project to produce 100 megawatts of solar power aimed at reducing power outages in Kabul in the near future.