Uzbekistan will continue exporting electricity to Afghanistan in 2026, the press service of the Uzbek Ministry of Energy reported.
On 17 November, Uzbek Energy Minister Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov held talks with Abdullah Bori Umar, CEO of the Afghan power company DABS. The parties discussed the progress of construction of high-voltage transmission lines and substations in Afghanistan and agreed to accelerate the pace of work.
Following the meeting, a contract for electricity supplies in 2026 was signed. The document on the Uzbek side was signed by Jahongir Obidjonov, Chairman of the state-owned company Uzenergosotish.
Earlier, in February 2024, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat announced that it had fully repaid its long-standing debts for imported electricity to neighboring countries — Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — amounting to $627 million.
Afghanistan had already extended its electricity supply agreement with Uzbekistan in December of last year, and a similar agreement was signed with Turkmenistan.
In addition, in September the two sides concluded a financial agreement on the implementation of energy projects through 2027. The plans include construction of new transmission lines and substations with a voltage of 220–500 kV worth $250 million. Among the key projects are the 500 kV Surkhan–Pul-e-Khumri transmission line, expansion of the Dashti-Alwan and Argandi substations, and extension of the 220 kV line to the Sheikh Mesri substation with its modernization. Once completed, these initiatives will enable Afghanistan to import up to 1 GW of electricity from Uzbekistan.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
November 18, 2025