Afghanistan imports about 80 p.c of its electrical energy from overseas, however this summer time, electrical energy imports from Tajikistan have decreased considerably, the top of the Breshna firm advised Tolo Information.
Abdul Bari Omar mentioned final summer time Afghanistan imported 400 megawatts of electrical energy from Tajikistan, however this yr the determine has dropped to between 310 and 320 megawatts.
“Final summer time, we have been importing 400 megawatts from Tajikistan, however at the moment we now have 310 and generally 320 megawatts. One main motive is the scarcity in imported electrical energy, which is a major drop of 80 or 90 megawatts. One more reason is drought and local weather change. Final yr in the summertime, we have been getting about 102 megawatts from the Naghlu and Surobi dams,” Omar advised Tolo Information.
Regardless of these challenges, the Breshna firm has managed to provide electrical energy to customers for 12 to 13 hours every day. Omar added that thermal mills have been activated to compensate for the shortfall, consuming between 200,000 to 250,000 liters of diesel throughout 12 hours of operation.
He defined the excessive value of producing thermal electrical energy: “Together with administrative and operational prices, one kilowatt of electrical energy prices us 35 afghanis, however we promote it to the general public at 2.5, 6, and even to merchants at 14 afghanis, and to industrialists at 6 afghanis. We bear a loss on this space,” Omar advised Tolo Information.
The electrical energy scarcity is affecting every day life in Kabul, with many residents urging the Islamic Emirate and the Breshna firm to resolve the difficulty. Saqibullah, a Kabul resident, mentioned: “More often than not, there isn’t any electrical energy. The ability issues are very severe. Usually, there isn’t any electrical energy in any respect. If it comes, it is for a really quick time.”
One other resident, Barakatullah, added: “We ask Breshna to unravel the electrical energy points in order that sooner or later there can be no energy shortages.”
Financial consultants emphasize the necessity for large-scale funding in home power manufacturing to resolve the disaster. Mir Shakir Yaqubi advised Tolo Information: “There’s a want to arrange platforms for main investments throughout the nation. Some incentive packages must be thought of for buyers, and alternatives must be supplied for investing in electrical energy manufacturing sources.”
Just lately, the Ministry of Water and Vitality signed an settlement with an area non-public firm for electrical energy manufacturing initiatives totaling 10,000 megawatts, valued at 10 billion US {dollars}, Tolo Information reported. The initiatives purpose to develop electrical energy from photo voltaic, coal, water, wind, and gasoline sources.