A limit on electricity has been introduced in Afghanistan

Residents of the Afghan city of Taluqan complain about the disconnection of Tajik electricity.

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According to Afghan press reports, residents of Taluqan, the administrative center of Afghanistan’s Takhar province, complain that the electricity imported from Tajikistan is only supplied at night and is disconnected during the day.

Residents of the city reported that previously the population was provided with Tajik electricity 24 hours a day, but today, during the period of severe frost, it is supplied only for a few hours at night.

It is still unclear why there have been interruptions in the supply of Tajik electricity to Afghanistan. Neither the leadership of the Afghan energy company “Breshna” nor representatives of the energy company “Barki Tojik” have commented on the situation.

At the same time, electricity has been disconnected throughout Tajikistan since the beginning of autumn until the beginning of spring.

Despite the fact that most cities and regions of Tajikistan are experiencing a severe electricity shortage, the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources of Afghanistan reported that on January 10, 2023, the head of the company “Barki Tojik,” Mahmadumar Asozoda, and the executive director of the Afghan energy company “Breshna” signed a contract for the supply of electricity to Afghanistan for 2023.