The Taliban have announced an agreement with Uzbekistan to accelerate the remaining work on the 500-kilovolt Surkhan–Puli Khumri power transmission project and remove existing obstacles to its implementation.
Bakhtar News Agency, under the Taliban control, reported on Wednesday, October 14, that Abdul Haq Hamkar, the Taliban-appointed chief executive of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, discussed progress on the project at a joint meeting with Uzbekistan’s deputy energy minister and technical officials.
The meeting addressed existing challenges, project financing, the completion of technical documents, and the removal of obstacles.
The two sides also discussed resuming suspended activities and ways to speed up the remaining work.
According to the report, both sides agreed to strengthen coordination and accelerate implementation to ensure the project’s completion and entry into operation.
