KABUL (SW) – An official at the Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) say that Uzbekistan has reduced the amount of electricity imported to Afghanistan by 50%.
Hikmatullah Meyvandi, the spokesperson of the DABS, told Salam Watandar that in order to repair and rebuild the electricity facilities in Uzbekistan, this country has reduced its imported electricity by 50% for Thursday.
According to him, due to the reduction in the amount of electricity today in Balkh, Samangan, Baghlan, Parwan, Kapisa, Panjshir, Kabul, Nangarhar, Laghman, Ghazni, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Paktia and Khost, there will be high electricity demand, but low supply.
According to the spokesperson, the power cut started at 8:00 am today and will continue until 4:00 pm.
Hikmatullah Meyvandi says: “In order to maintain and take care of the lines, from eight to four, 50% of the electricity imported from Uzbekistan will be reduced.”
The official add that the electricity imported from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan will return to normal after four o’clock in the evening.
It should be mentioned that 430 megawatts of electricity required by Afghanistan has been provided through imported electricity from Uzbekistan, which gets disconnected every now and then in more than 15 provinces with high demand for electricity.
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