Afghanistan Times
Related Articles
AT
Kabul: The Afghan authorities have requested Turkmenistan to boost electricity supply to the province of Herat, as reported by Trend.
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi, put forward this proposal during a meeting in Ashgabat with Turkmenistan’s Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rashid Meredov, according to an official source.
The Afghan side asked for an increase in the supply of electricity from Turkmenistan to the Afghan province of Herat through the Noorul Jihad electric substation previously modernized by the Turkmen side.
Furthermore, the Afghan authorities also asked to simplify the issuance of visas to Afghan entrepreneurs and transport personnel, invest in the continuation of the construction of the Turghandi – Herat and Andakhoi – Shabarghan railway lines to Mazar-e-Sharif, and increase scholarships for Afghan students studying in Turkmenistan.
In turn, the Turkmen side called the Turkmenistan – Afghanistan – Pakistan – India (TAPI) gas pipeline project an ambitious project of strategic importance for the country and also noted that the country has done enough work to launch this project, and soon the joint teams of Aganistan and Turkmenistan will begin practical work.
Calling the railway line to Afghanistan strategically important, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan said that the plan to increase the capacity of the railway station in Turghandi has been completed, and technical groups will continue work in the near future.
Meanwhile, at the beginning of this year, Turkmenistan and Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) Energy Company signed an agreement for the supply of 1.8 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity in 2024.
The contract was signed during the visit of DABS CEO Muhammad Hanif Hamza to Turkmenistan, who met with the Minister of Energy of Turkmenistan Annageldi Saparov and the management of Turkmenistan’s Turkmenenergo State Electric Power Corporation.
