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Electricity supply to Kabul, other provinces restored: DABS

Electricity supplied from Uzbekistan has been restored to Kabul and 18 provinces after a technical issue was solved, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) said on Friday. On its Twitter handle, the DABS wrote that after the resolution of…

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DABS identifies 329 defaulters, recovers 681m afs arrears

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has identified 329 persons defaulting on electricity bills and has so far recovered 681 million afghanis arrears through its special mechanism. DABS said the defaulters were either politicians of the former regime or…

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DABS pays Uzbekistan for last year’s power imports

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) has made a payment to Uzbekistan for the electricity supplied to the country last year, says a media statement. Citing a statement from the Ministry of Energy in Tashkent, Gazeta.uz reported payments were…

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Power pylon fixed in Salang, says DABS

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat says one of damaged power pylons has been fixed in Salang area. Some 10 days ago, two pylons were blown up in the Takhma area of Parwan province, cutting off the power supply to…

Electricity supply from Uzbekistan restored: DABS

Electricity supply from Uzbekistan province has been reconnected, Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) on Sunday. The power utility said the imported electricity which was cut due to severe wind storm on Saturday night was reconnected today (Sunday). In…

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Agreement inked to enhance capacity of Noor Al-Jihad sub-station

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) has inked a trilateral agreement to enhance the capacity of Noor Al Jihad Sub-Station from 110 kilovolt to 220 Kilovolt, according to a statement on Friday. Talks in this regard with Turkmenistan and…

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Dozens of illegal power connections cut off in Kabul

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) on Tuesday announced cutting off dozens of illegal electricity connections in Kabul. The power utility said it intended to crack down on electricity stealers and bring them to justice. A statement from DABS…

DABS warns defaulters of final action if power bills not paid

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) or power utility has once again called on all former government officials, politicians and powerful individuals to pay their outstanding electricity bills DABS today issued a newsletter urging all former government defaulters, politicians…

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Electricity consumers owe 26b afghanis to DABS

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS)on Wednesday said that electricity consumers owed 26 billion afghanis in unpaid electricity bills to the power utility, giving a one month ultimatum to defaulters to clear their arrears. DABS says the defaulters would…

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Kabul: DABS workers protest for unpaid salaries

Dozens of Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) employees on Monday staged a protest in Kabul over non-payment of their salaries. One of the protesters, Saleem, told Pajhwok Afghan News that they had not received their salaries for the…

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Efforts on to prevent electricity use without meters: DABS

The power utility, stressing collection of revenue, on Sunday said people who used electricity without power meters should be forced to install meters and pay their bills on time. Da Afghanistan Bareshna Shirkat (DABS) in a statement said…

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Drive launched to install energy meters, curb theft

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) announced on Thursday launching a drive to fix the electricity network in Kabul’s Hoodkhel locality amid power theft claims and other irregularities. According to a Pajhwok Afghan News report, around 3,000 of electricity…

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Ministers discuss electricity related issues: DABS

The Council of Ministers have discussed strengthening the Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) services and explored ways for the payment of high amount of the power utility debts. On its twitter account, DABS wrote, the power utility pondered…

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DABS working on plan to sell defaulters’ properties

Da Afghanistan BreshnaShirkat (DABS) is working on a strategy through which properties of defaulters would be sold. Acting DABS Head SafiullahAhmadzai: “We are working on this strategy and if approved then it would be executed.” Another source in…

DABS demands unreal $9.6 for Helmand project contractor

Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) has demanded $9.6 million to be given to a contracting company against a dam project, but sources say the firm would satisfy with just $2.5 million as it could not provide documents of…

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DABS team unable to repair power line in Baghlan

Power utility Da Afghanistan BreshnaShirkat (DABS) says two blown up power pylons have been repaired in Salang district of central Parwan province, but electricity remained cut off because a snapped power cable in Khanjan district of Baghlan province…

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More electricity pylons blown up in Parwan, Herat

Electricity pylons that supply power from Uzbekistan and Iran have been blown up in central Parwan and western Herat provinces, Da Afghanistan Bareshna Shirkat (DABS) said on Tuesday. Two pylons were destroyed with bombs in the Ahangaran locality…

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Blown up power line to be repaired in 5 days: DABS

KABUL Breshna Shirkat (DABS) on Monday sought five more days to fully repair a 100 megawatt electricity line which was blown up Sunday night. Wahidullah Tawhidi, DABS spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the power transmission towers were blown up…

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994m afs unpaid bills: DABS exposes defaulters

Power utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat (DABS) on Saturday revealed a new list of consumers defaulting on electricity bills amounting to more than 994 million afghanis. Electricity supply was also disconnected to the defaulters in the list in Kabul, Nangarhar,…

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DABS names big defaulters, sets 7-day ultimatum

KABUL Breshna Shirkat (DABS) has released a list of electricity bills defaulters who include high ranking former and incumbent government officials and businessmen with a seven-day ultimatum. The list includes names of 25 big defaulters from Balkh, Nangarhar, Kabul, Herat…

DABS to face crisis if 8b afs unpaid bills not cleared

KABUL militants were collecting around 600 million afghanis in power bills annually from 32 districts of the country. DABS officials told a press conference here that they would announce load-shedding timings in capital Kabul next week. The officials said 350…

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Power utility releases list of 28 defaulters

KABUL Breshna Shirkat (DABS) on Thursday released a list of defaulters, mostly wealthy individuals, and gave them a week to pay the arrears. The list features at least 28 individuals, hailing from Balkh, Nangarhar, Kabul, Bamyan, Herat and Kandahar provinces,…

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9b afghanis power bills remain unpaid nationwide: DABS

KABUL Bareshna Shirkat (DABS) on Monday said power bills amounting to nine billion afghanis remained unpaid by consumers across the country, urging the government to announce subsidy for people. This was stated by DABS chief Rahimullah Ghalib who was summoned…

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