Power Network in Jawzjan

A mega power network with power pylons carrying 500 megawatts of electricity is being established in northern Jawzjan province. The project is supported by Turkmenistan and Turkey.

Initial work on the $390 million project had already been completed, he said. Turkmenistan will install power pylons over a distance of 374 kilometres on its soil toward the Afghanistan border and the project will take a year to complete.

The network would supply electricity to many areas in Balkh, Jawzjan, Sur-i-Pul, Faryab and Kabul provinces, Sakha concluded.