Joint meetings on with Turkmen delegation on major power projects

KABUL (Pajhwok): Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has kicked off high-level discussions with a Turkmen delegation on major power projects, including the TAP project, transmission of a 220-kilovolt electricity line to Herat’s Noor-ul-Jihad substation and several other large-scale energy schemes.

DABS wrote on its X handle that the firm’s leadership held a joint meeting on Tuesday with Turkmenistan ambassador in Kabul Khwaja Awadov  and Murad Artikov, Turkmenistan’s general official for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power projects — and the accompanying delegation to discuss electricity purchase and transmission projects.

At the start of the meeting, DABS Chief Operating Officer Eng. Safiullah Ahmadzai praised Turkmenistan’s cooperation in Afghanistan’s power sector, saying that the ongoing partnership would bring about further progress.

According to DABS, Murad Artikov, Turkmenistan’s general official for the TAP power projects, appreciated the recent joint efforts, achievements and ongoing developments in electricity transmission and grid expansion, as well as plans for extending power to new areas in the future.

The power utility added that the meeting covered discussions on the TAP project, the 220-kilovolt transmission line to Herat’s Noor-ul-Jihad substation, projects for supplying stable power to unconnected areas such as Bala Murghab district of Badghis and border districts of Faryab province, electricity needs in remote regions, the costs of substations and power networks, collected technical assessment data and several other related topics.

According to DABS, the meetings were scheduled to continue for the next two days, during which comprehensive discussions will take place on technical aspects, concluding with the signing of a joint protocol.

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