On Tuesday, three electricity transmission and distribution projects were inaugurated in Faryab province by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar.
According to a statement issued by the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office for Economic Affairs, the projects include the extension of a 110-kilovolt transmission line from the central substation in Faryab to Belcheragh and Garziwan districts.
They projects also include the construction of a 110/20-kilovolt substation in Belcheragh district, as well as the expansion of electricity distribution networks through transformers with capacities of 18 MVA in Belcheragh district and 5 MVA in Pashtun Kot district.
The statement added that the projects will cost a total of 1.12 billion Afghanis and are being financed by the Afghan government, with implementation expected to be completed within three years through the private sector.