JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Power department officials in eastern Nangarhar province on Monday said 80 percent of electricity shortage was resolved with installation of a new 20-megawatt transformer.
The officials said it was the fourth transformer to be installed in the province, increasing the power supply to 75 megawatts.
Provincial power department head Omaid Sabah told Pajhwok Afghan News that the new transformer was installed in Hamisha Bahar Substation on Sunday to electrify houses of 20,000 more people.
The transformer has the ability to run 10 to 12 factories in Sheikh Mesri Industrial . . .
