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

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

(220630) -- HELMAND, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member works at a power plant in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 29, 2022. The authorities in Afghanistan's southern region have upgraded the only power plant of Kajaki dam in Helmand province and connected the power to neighboring Kandahar province on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Afghan authorities upgrade southern power plant, gives light to Kandahar city" (Photo by Sanullh Seiam/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

(220630) -- HELMAND, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 29, 2022 shows a power plant in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The authorities in Afghanistan's southern region have upgraded the only power plant of Kajaki dam in Helmand province and connected the power to neighboring Kandahar province on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Afghan authorities upgrade southern power plant, gives light to Kandahar city" (Photo by Sanullh Seiam/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

AFGHANISTAN-HELMAND-POWER PLANT

(220630) -- HELMAND, June 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 29, 2022 shows a power plant in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The authorities in Afghanistan's southern region have upgraded the only power plant of Kajaki dam in Helmand province and connected the power to neighboring Kandahar province on Wednesday. TO GO WITH "Afghan authorities upgrade southern power plant, gives light to Kandahar city" (Photo by Sanullh Seiam/Xinhua)