KABUL – Kabul remains in darkness for last many days as Afghan Taliban hadcut the power supply line for the capital.
*The DABS – Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat – Afghanistan’s power utilitycompany, says the power transmission lines will be reconnected in the nearfuture*.
Kabul city needs 400 megawatts of power in 24 hours, but the power providedfrom thermal and hydropower is only 110 megawatts.
This comes after a major pylon transmitting electricity to Kabul was blownup in Dasht-e-Kelagai area in Baghlan and two other pylons were badlydamaged in Kunduz.
“It is concerning if work is not done to ensure the safety of powerestablishments and if the needed plans are not drafted for it,” DABSspokesman Wahidullah Tawhidi told TOLOnews.
Afghanistan imports its power from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, but thetransmission lines often come under attack by militant groups.
Some Kabul residents have raised their voices over the incident as the lackof power in most areas of the city over the past few days has caused majorproblems for them.
“I have come from Badakhshan to Kabul for my studies. Ministers, thepresident (Ashraf Ghani) and the chief executive (Abdullah Abdullah) areliving with electricity but we are in the dark at night,” saidMashooqullah, a student.
“Public benefit projects belong to the people and they should not be usedas a tool for war,” said Husain, a resident of Kabul.
This comes after Tawhidi said on Tuesday Kabul’s power will be restoredwithin a week