The Afghanistan High Economic Council meeting has approved a plan to invest in producing electricity from solar energy in the southern province. The project is part of a package of 100 megawatts (MW) electricity from renewable energy, which the government announced in 2016, asking private sector to invest in. They include 65 MW from solar, 14 MW from wind, 13.5 MW from biomass, 7.5 MW from hydropower.
The government announced that seven companies have expressed interest to invest in the projects which totally number 30 in 20 provinces, of which two companies were deemed eligible.
Power supply in Afghanistan is largely reliant on imports and only a third of Afghanistan’s population is connected to power. However, the government is seeking to produce power domestically.
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Solar electricity in Afghanistan
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