KABUL (SW): The De Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) announced on Tuesday that this power utility aims to increase the tariff to address the losses sustained lately.<\/p>\n
Qudratullah Dilawari, Director of the DABS told a press conference here that the current tariff was set earlier this year when the US dollar stood at afn 57.<\/p>\n
He added that currently the greenback was trading at near afn 70 that has caused a phenomenal loss upon the power utility. “Our responsibilities are limited, we do have a fixed budget but the rest of the expenses need to be met via the electricity bills”, he said.<\/p>\n
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Few months back, DABS cited similar reason for an increase in the power tariff.<\/p>\n
He noted the power supply from Uzbekistan remained suspended for the past 28 days that forced DABS to utilize other resources, which ultimately cost it some $ 2.5 million.<\/p>\n
Vital to note that insecurity led to the destruction of some power transmission towers in the northern Baghlan province that deprived Kabul of the electricity coming from the Central Asia.<\/p>\n
Few months back, DABS cited similar reason for an increase in the power tariff.<\/p>\n
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