KABUL: The Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs has announced that the Procurement Commission has approved six electricity projects with a combined value of 2.873 billion Afghanis.
According to a statement from the office of the Deputy Prime Minister, the projects include expanding the 220-kilovolt transmission line at Hesar Shahi substation in Nangarhar Province, constructing and expanding substations in Maimana and Andkhoy in Faryab Province, and building a 40-megavolt-ampere substation to supply electricity to the Yatim Taq gas factory in Jawzjan Province.
Other approved projects include extending a 139.2-kilometre, 220-kilovolt transmission line between Andkhoy and Maimana substations; purchasing equipment for SDH and PABX systems; and constructing a 9.3-kilometre transmission line connecting the 220-kilovolt Arghandi–Ghazni power line to the planned substation in Maidan Wardak Province.
The Deputy Prime Minister’s Office said the projects are aimed at expanding electricity infrastructure and improving the country’s power transmission capacity.