Department of International Electricity Projects in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan direction of the Ministry of Energy of Turkmenistan Myrat Artykov met with the Acting Minister of Energy and Water Resources of Afghanistan Mullah Abdul Latif Mansour on Monday. The sides emphasized the need to hold a trilateral meeting in the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan format for the speedy implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan (TAP) power transmission project.
According to the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Afghanistan, the parties discussed matters related to the implementation of the TAP project, and the modernization project of the Nur-ul-Jihad substation in Herat province.
Myrat Artykov said the construction of the substation and 110 kV transmission line in Herat province will be completed by next winter.
In September this year, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the Afghan power utility company, has officially begun construction on the Nur-ul-Jihad substation. The goal of this project is to increase the capacity for transmitting electricity from Turkmenistan.
