Recent reports have highlighted the efforts made by the National Electric Company of Afghanistan to address outstanding debts for electricity imports from neighboring countries. On February 7 Hikmatullah Maiwandi, the official spokesperson for the Afghan energy company DABS, disclosed that a total of $627 mn was paid to Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
Maiwandi clarified that these payments were accumulated debts owed by the previous republican government before the Taliban assumed control. Notably, Maiwandi emphasized that this payment marks the first instance where Afghanistan has settled its electricity dues in advance.
Daryo reported that specifically, in January 2023, Afghanistan's debt to Uzbekistan for electricity stood at $4.1 mn. Throughout the preceding year, Afghanistan imported electricity valued at $91.2, amounting to a total volume of 1.8 mn kWh. Remarkably, the revenue generated from electricity exports to Afghanistan in 2023 reached $93.5 mn.
Fast forward to January 2024, and Afghanistan's outstanding debt for electricity from Uzbekistan reduced significantly to $1.7 mn. During the same month, Afghanistan imported electricity amounting to $16 mn, with a total volume of 320 mn kWh. Conversely, the revenue generated from electricity sales to Afghanistan in January 2024 reached $16.5 mn.
As of February 1, 2024, Afghanistan's remaining debt for electricity imported from Uzbekistan stands at $1.24 mn.
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