Afghan power company upgrades power plant to boost electricity supply in southern region

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Afghan power company upgrades power plant to boost electricity supply in southern region

STORY: Afghan power company upgrades power plant to boost electricity supply in southern region DATELINE: July 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: KAJAKI, Afghanistan CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: various of a power plant in Helmand Province, Afghanistan STORYLINE: Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), or the Afghan power company, has upgraded a hydropower plant in Kajaki area of the southern Helmand province and formally inaugurated it Wednesday. This is the second phase of Kajaki hydropower plant, which produces 100 MW of power and sustainable electricity for Helmand and neighboring Kandahar provinces, DABS deputy Mawlawi Abdul Rahman Rahmani said in his speech at the inauguration ceremony here. In addition to providing electricity, the power dam with a capacity of storing 1 million cubic meters of water would also irrigate thousands of hectares of farmlands in the southern region, the official said. Rahmani said the DABS would extend electricity capacity to cover more areas in the country, wi

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