Kabul, Afghanistan: Afghanistan and Turkmenistan inaugurated on 14 January three major energy projects aimed at bolstering bilateral and regional ties.
Iran: Transformer manufacturer Iran Transfo Corporation exported over $120 million worth of transformers to Iraq and Afghanistan in the last 12-month period, and is aiming to expand its regional market, according to the managing director Arsalan Fathipour.
Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan have signed a framework agreement to develop a new 4 GW power interconnection project to facilitate electricity trade and exchange, reports EBR.
The Afghan government has signed new contracts with private companies for the execution of two major power projects worth around $267 million, which make part of the $1.17 billion Central Asian transmission project CASA-1000.
The Afghan government has approved nine contracts worth over $27.7 million for several substation, power transmission and power distribution upgrade projects.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted $415 million in financing to help strengthen Afghanistan’s cross-border energy trade with Turkmenistan, while ensuring energy security.
Afghanistan, Kabul: The $1.17 billion CASA-1000 power transmission project will be inaugurated by the officials from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan next month, after the competent ministries from the four countries finalized the document and decision on the implementation of the project.
Afghanistan, Samangan: The German government is financing a $13 million power grid project for building two new power grids in the northern Samangan province of Afghanistan.