Looking at expanding the use of renewable energy in Afghanistan, Finance Minister Eklil Hakimi yesterday signed a grant agreement worth 44.76 million USD with the CEO of the Asian Development Bank Samuel Tumiwa for the construction of the first solar power plant.
A press release from ARG (Presidential Palace) stated that the project will finance the construction of a 20 MW on-grid solar photovoltaic plant in Naghlu, located in the Surobi district of Kabul province.
The project will partially but quickly fill the demand-supply gap, and improve the sustainability of the northeast grid covering the capital Kabul and Nangarhar province.
Afghanistan’s renewable energy resource potential is estimated to be over 300,000 MW, consisting of solar (222,849 MW), wind (66,726 MW), hydro (23,310 MW), and biomass (4,000 MW).
ADB is Afghanistan’s largest on-budget development partner in the energy sector and has helped delivering electricity to more than 5 million people in Afghanistan.
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