KABUL (Pajhwok): Uzbekistan has promised resuming power exports to energy-deficient neighbour Afghanistan with effect from January 25 (tomorrow).
The Ministry of Energy in Tashkent acknowledged supplies to Afghanistan came to a halt on January 14 as a result of a sharp decline in temperatures.
Subsequently, AKI press reported, problems were encountered in supplying gas to thermal power plants (TPPs). Gas-fired plants generate 90 percent of Uzbekistan’s electricity.
Power exports to Afghanistan were suspended due to fuel shortages and other malfunctions, said the ministry statement, cited by the independent news agency.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) had been . . .
