INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Acting Minister of Energy and Water Abdul Latif Mansour has met and discussed with the head of Indian company Good Rich Logistic about the
handover of the Arghandi 500 KV substation.According to a statement released by the ministry, Mansour instructed the officials of the
ministry to make the necessary preparations for the handover of the substation and transfer of its transformers.Arghandi substation project
is scheduled to be completed within two years, and it will supply electricity to Kabul and 12 provinces.&The capacity of this line is about
1,000 megawatts of electricity
It can transfer electricity from Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan directly to Kabul, and from Kabul it can supply electricity to eastern,
southern and even central provinces,& said Amanullah Ghalib, the former head of national power utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat
(DABS).Experts say the substation will help address shortage of electricity.&The problem is that a large part of Afghanistan&s energy is
supplied from neighboring countries, and whenever these countries need energy domestically, they cut off Afghanistan&s energy, and houses
and factories face a significant shortage of electricity, &Aminullah Ehsaas, an expert on economic affairs, said.Although Afghanistan has
abundant resources for generation of electricity, it imports a large part of its electricity needs from neighboring countries and pays more
than 300 million dollars annually to Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Iran and Turkmenistan. The post Energy minister, Indian company talk handover
of Arghandi 500 KV substation first appeared on Ariana News.
