Kabul Residents Report Prolonged Electricity Shortages

Kabul residents have endured persistent power outages for more than a week, with the situation worsening due to increasing temperatures. Many report receiving less than ten hours of electricity each day, which has disrupted essential daily activities such as cooking, working, and cooling homes.

Local residents, including Sayed Mohammad Hussain and Amir, have expressed frustration and called on Brishna Company to implement immediate measures to restore reliable supply.

Officials and experts point to several infrastructure initiatives aimed at resolving the shortages over the coming years. The 500-kilovolt transmission line project connecting Pul-e-Khumri to Arghandi in Kabul, originally scheduled for completion between 2021 and 2022, remains incomplete, though private sector participation continues.

Brishna Company has entered into contracts for seventeen electricity projects nationwide. These initiatives, drawing on water, wind, solar, and coal resources, are anticipated to fulfill a substantial portion of the country's electricity requirements from domestic sources within three years, according to company statements.

Former Brishna head Amanullah Ghalib and spokesman Mohammad Sadiq Haqparast have indicated that the ongoing and planned projects will largely address the electricity deficits.