Electricity supplies to Kabul and several other provinces in Afghanistan were cut on Friday after a technical fault disrupted an imported power transmission line, the state-run power utility said.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) said the problem occurred on a 220-kilovolt imported electricity line between Naibabad and Pul-e-Khumri, causing an outage in the Tangi Tashqurghan area.
As a result, imported electricity to Kabul and the provinces of Samangan, Baghlan, Parwan, Panjshir, Kapisa, Logar, Paktia, Khost, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Nangarhar and Laghman was interrupted, leaving large areas without power.
DABS said technical teams had been dispatched to repair the fault, but severe storms in the area had so far prevented work from starting. Repairs would begin as soon as weather conditions improve, the company said, adding that all available resources would be used to restore supply as quickly as possible.
Afghanistan relies heavily on electricity imports from neighbouring countries to meet domestic demand, particularly during the winter months when outages are frequent.
According to DABS data, Afghanistan’s annual electricity demand averages between 1,400 and 1,600 megawatts, rising during periods of peak consumption in winter and summer. Domestic generation meets only about 20% to 30% of that demand, leaving the country highly dependent on imported power.
