HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): A contract to increase the voltage of electricity imported from Turkmenistan was signed between Da Afghnaistan Breshna Shirak and a Chinese company in western Herat province on Saturday.
At the contract signing ceremony, Herat Governor Mohammad Asif Rahimi said a 22-kilometre portion of the 102-km power line from Turkmenistan would be renovated at a cost of $5 million.
“Currently, 25 megawatts of power is imported from Turkmenistan to Herat province, but with the implementation of the scheme, 100 megawatts of power would reach Herat,” he said.
“The project . . .
