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DABS, Tajikistan sign electricity supply agreement for 2024

KABUL (Ariana news): Chief Executive Officer of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), Alhaj Mullah Muhammad Hanif Hamza, has signed an electricity purchase agreement with Tajikistan for 2024.
Hamza signed the agreement at a meeting in Turkey with the Chairman of Tajikistan Electricity Company, Mohammad Omar Asazada.
During the meeting, both sides discussed the possibility of extending a new 500 KV transmission line from Tajikistan to Afghanistan, with Tajikistan expressing interest in pursuing this extension.
DABS’ leadership also requested Tajikistan’s cooperation in resuming, coordinating, and implementing the CASA-1000 project.
The Central Asia-South Asia power project, commonly known as CASA-1000, is a $1.16 billion project that once complete will allow for the export of surplus hydroelectricity from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The Frontier Post

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