KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s state-run power company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), announced on Tuesday that it has extended its electricity import agreement with Uzbekistan until the end of 2025.
The agreement was signed in Uzbekistan between Abdul Bari Omar, the Taliban-appointed acting chief executive of DABS, and the leadership of Uzbekistan’s National Electricity Company.
A Taliban delegation traveled to Uzbekistan on Monday to negotiate and finalize the deal.
The extension comes as Afghanistan continues to grapple with severe infrastructure challenges, including an unreliable power supply that affects millions across the country.
According to statistics from the Taliban-controlled Ministry of Energy and Water, Afghanistan’s current electricity demand stands at 1,500 megawatts. Of this, approximately 720 megawatts are imported, with the remainder generated domestically.
Afghanistan is heavily reliant on neighboring countries for electricity, as its domestic production remains insufficient to meet demand.
This comes as the residents of the capital city, Kabul, are still faced with lack of power and experience long-hour pauses in electricity supply on a daily basis.
