KABUL: In the presence of the Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, contracts worth up to 4 billion Afghanis were signed on Sunday to generate 22 megawatts of solar power in the country, his office said in a statement.
According to the source, the contracts have been signed between the Ministries of Finance, Water and Energy, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat and the private sector.
The projects encompass the development of approximately 23 megawatts of solar power in Surobi district of Kabul province, alongside the establishment of two substations in Herat province and the expansion of 220-KV power lines, the statement added.
Additionally, a commercial market in the Kota-e-Sangi area of Kabul, and a mixed-use commercial and residential complex in Helmand are slated for construction.
It is noteworthy that the implementation of these investment projects has been made possible through the diligent efforts of the inter-ministerial investment committee and associated institutions.