Afghan gov't clears electricity bills to neighboring states, pays 627 mln USD

STORY: Afghan gov't clears electricity bills to neighboring states, pays 627 mln USD SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: Kabul CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of power transmission line in Kabul, Afghanistan STORYLINE: The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). "We have paid 627 million U.S. dollars to clear all the dues of electricity bills left over from the previous government," the state-run RTA quoted Maiwandi on Wednesday as saying. The official also noted that Afghanistan imports 80 percent of its electricity from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. The country also imports part of power from neighboring Iran. However, the official said the administration has been chalking out plans to generate electricity from domestic s

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows electricity transmission terminals in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows a transmission tower in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows electric lines and a pole in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

AFGHANISTAN-KABUL-ELECTRICITY BILLS-CLEARING

(240208) -- KABUL, Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 8, 2024 shows electric lines and poles in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Afghan government has cleared all the dues of electricity bills to neighboring states, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, spokesman of the country's power company Da Afghanistan Breshna Shirkat, said in talks to Afghanistan's National Radio and Television (RTA). (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)