Power distribution cabinet Afghanistan

Does Afghanistan have a power network?

Afghanistan’s national power utility, DABS, knows these challenges well, but is still increasing the size of its distribution network in urban areas by hooking up more customers every year. For instance, in 2003, electricity consumers in Kabul numbered 84,831 – at the end of 2014, numbers had increased more than five-fold, to 450,000.

Which country supplies electricity to Kabul?

Uzbekistan supplies Parwan, Samangan and partly Kabul. Tajikistan supplies Baghlan, Balkh, Kunduz and Takhar provinces and, in summer, it transmits power to Kabul (in winter, Tajikistan faces electricity shortages itself), while Uzbekistan additionally feeds Balkh province in summer. Iran supplies electricity to partly Herat and Nimruz provinces.

Will dabs increase electricity distribution in Kabul?

For instance, in 2003, electricity consumers in Kabul numbered 84,831 – at the end of 2014, numbers had increased more than five-fold, to 450,000. DABS is of course expected to increase distribution, as its mandate is to bring electrical power to the Afghan people.

Can a 300 MW power plant be used in Kabul?

Kabul’s peak load is in winter, thus the 300 MW could not be utilised by the consumers in the northern and central regions. The 300 MW can be dispatched to southern and eastern regions – both get their peak in summer – which again, is subject to transmission links with sufficient current carrying capacity.

How much money has been spent on Afghanistan's power infrastructure?

More than four billion dollars have, to date, been spent on Afghanistan’s power infrastructure. And yet there are still considerable deficiencies, even in the country’s capital, which has seen most of the investment – and most of the progress. At the same time, the demand for electricity is rapidly growing and the supply-demand gap has widened.

How does Afghanistan's power system work?

Currently, Afghanistan’s power system is quite complex. It operates in nine different ‘islands’ – power grids – depending on power supply sources. This means that different regions are supplied by different sources, and due to technical limitations these regions are not interconnected – or synchronised.