Kazakh media have reported that the Afghanistan section of the CASA-1000 electricity transmission project will be completed by spring 2027, with commercial operations officially expected to begin in the summer of the same year.
According to the report, progress on this key regional project was reviewed during a three-day meeting held earlier this week in Dushanbe.
Officials from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, representatives of the World Bank, and the engineering company Kamani participated in the meeting.
Meanwhile, Daler Juma, Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy, emphasized the strategic importance of the CASA-1000 project, noting that it plays a vital role in strengthening regional cooperation, building trust among countries, and facilitating the transfer of clean energy.
According to the information provided, construction of the project has been completed in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Pakistan, while work in Afghanistan remains ongoing.
Tajik officials have stated that, under a new plan, work on the Afghan section of the CASA-1000 will be completed by spring 2027, after which electricity transmission and commercial operations will officially begin.
The CASA-1000 is regarded as one of the most significant regional energy transmission initiatives, aimed at delivering electricity from Central Asia to South Asia.
