Uzbekistan&& s electrical power supply company has stated there has been no changes to tariffs for electrical energy exports to Afghanistan.
According to a statement issued by the National Electric Networks of Uzbekistan, no strategies have actually been made to amend the tariffs although a contract was reached to broaden the task to build the Surkhon-Pul-e-Khumri 220-500 kV power transmission line by constructing additional substations and networks.Last months, && a delegation headed by the acting Deputy Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, visited our country.&& During the bilateral conferences, issues of further expansion of mutually beneficial relations, consistent development of cooperation in trade, financial, energy, transportation and other spheres were talked about in information,& & the declaration&checked out.
& As an outcome of the project optimization and the boost in the share of localized materials in building, an initial contract was reached to lower the construction cost from 252 million to 222 million US dollars.
&& The contract is currently in the procedure of being agreed upon and will be signed after the settlements are finished.&& At the same time, no official changes were made to the tariffs for electrical energy supplies to Afghanistan,& & the declaration read.In December in 2015 Uzbekistan extended its arrangement to export electrical power to Afghanistan for 2025.
After talks in Afghanistan, Uzbekistan&& s energy company Uzenergosotish and Afghanistan&& s DABS signed a power purchase arrangement for electricity products this year.The sides also performed && detailed and detailed& & technical discussions regarding the construction of the Surkhan to Pul-e-Khumri to Kabul power line.
Once operational, the job is anticipated to provide Afghanistan with 24 million kWh of electricity daily, totaling up to 6 billion kWh annually.
The transmission line will cover 245.6 kilometers, with 45 kilometers on Uzbekistan&& s side and 200.6 kilometers within Afghanistan.Currently, Afghanistan produces just 20% of its electrical energy locally, importing the remaining 80% from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Iran.
Contracts with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan were renewed in late November and early December, respectively.In September 2019, Uzbekistan&& s National Electric Networks signed a 10-year agreement with DABS for electrical power exports.
At the time, deputy energy minister Sherzod Khodjaev mentioned that initial products would total up to 4.2 billion kWh each year, with strategies to increase the volume to 6 billion kWh over time.Uzbekistan has been supplying electricity to Afghanistan since 2002.
Throughout the years, the volume of materials has actually grown considerably, from 62 million kWh in the preliminary years to 2.6 billion kWh by the end of 2019.
In 2023, Uzbekistan exported 1.82 billion kWh of electricity to Afghanistan, valued at $91.18 million (roughly 5 cents per kWh).
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