LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Electricity from the Kajaki hydropower dam has been reconnected to southern Helmand and Kandahar provinces after one and a half months, an official said on Wednesday.
Helmand Governor’s spokesman Maulvi Mohammad Qasim Riaz told Pajhwok Afghan News the Kajaki hydropower plant ceased producing power for one and a half months due to lack of water in the reservoir.
However, the dam resumed operation today (Wednesday) and its electricity was reconnected to four districts of Helmand and Kandahar province.
He said currently the dam has capacity to generate 35 megawatts of electricity and according to a special schedule . . .
