QALA-I-NAW (Pajhwok): President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday traveled to northwestern Badghis province and inaugurated a power sub-station benefiting 7,000 families, Presidential Palace said.
The president inaugurated the project importing electricity from Turkmenistan in the presence of tribal elders and senior officials, a Turkmen minister and the ambassador of the neighbouring country.
Officials say the substation has the capacity of supplying 16 megawatts of power and involves a 25 kilometres 110kv transmission line, as well as a distribution network for 7,000 families.
During the inauguration ceremony, the president hoped . . .
