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Afghanistan will build its first 20-megawatt solar power plant in a bid to meet rising energy demand in a country that imports most of its electricity.
The project in the capital will be funded by the Asian Development Bank, which is providing $45 million, according to a statement emailed on Sunday. It will be built in the Naghlu area of Kabul’s Surobi district.
....Although the international community has invested billions of dollars in the nation’s energy sector, the country still faces significant deficiencies. Only 32 percent of Afghanistan’s more than 30 million people have access to grid-connected power, according to the bank.
The solar project should be built 18 months after its construction contract is signed, Wahidullah Tawhidi, a spokesman of government-owned utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, said by phone. It will meet part of the electricity needs in Kabul as well as the eastern province of Nangarhar and Laghman, he said.
Afghan Solar Plant Wins Development Bank Backing
That's sad...only 32% have electricity.
The project in the capital will be funded by the Asian Development Bank, which is providing $45 million, according to a statement emailed on Sunday. It will be built in the Naghlu area of Kabul’s Surobi district.
....Although the international community has invested billions of dollars in the nation’s energy sector, the country still faces significant deficiencies. Only 32 percent of Afghanistan’s more than 30 million people have access to grid-connected power, according to the bank.
The solar project should be built 18 months after its construction contract is signed, Wahidullah Tawhidi, a spokesman of government-owned utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, said by phone. It will meet part of the electricity needs in Kabul as well as the eastern province of Nangarhar and Laghman, he said.
Afghan Solar Plant Wins Development Bank Backing
That's sad...only 32% have electricity.
