the spokesperson for the Breshna Company, has stated that thermal power generation plants are currently operational in the provinces of Kabul, Farah, Zabul, and Paktika.
Maiwandi told TOLOnews that the thermal power plant in the capital has been able to meet part of the energy demand.
Hekmatullah Maiwandi also said, “In Afghanistan, some provinces have thermal power, including Zabul, Kandahar, Farah, Paktika, and other provinces where the grid has not been extended, and thermal power is utilized.”
The shortage of electricity in the country remains a fundamental challenge that has persisted for years, affecting both governments and the people of Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Breshna Company has assured us that it is working to meet the country’s energy needs by utilizing various power generation sources.
According to some experts, Afghanistan possesses significant potential in energy production, and if action is taken in this regard, the country could achieve self-sufficiency in electricity production.
“The government needs to address the electricity crisis and learn from the mistakes of previous administrations. If they use gas and coal and establish factories within the country, we will have electricity,” said Ismail Zadran, an economic affairs expert.
“Today, we use natural resources such as coal, gas, solar energy, and crude oil to generate thermal power, which can help Afghanistan in electricity production,” said Qutbuddin Yaqoobi another economic affairs expert.
According to the Ministry of Energy and Water, Afghanistan has the capacity to generate 23,000 megawatts of electricity from water resources, 67,000 megawatts from wind resources, 222,000 megawatts from solar resources, and 6,000 megawatts from thermal resources.
