Energy in Afghanistan
Overview of the production, consumption, import and export of energy and electricity in Afghanistan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Energy in Afghanistan is provided by hydropower followed by fossil fuel and solar power.[1] Currently, less than 50% of Afghanistan's population has access to electricity.[2] This covers the major cities in the country. Many rural areas do not have access to adequate electricity but this should change after the major CASA-1000 project is completed.[3]
Afghanistan currently generates around 600 megawatts (MW) of electricity from its several hydroelectric plants as well as using fossil fuel and solar panels.[1] Over 720 MW more is imported from neighboring Iran, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.[4]
Due to the large influx of expats from neighboring Pakistan and Iran, Afghanistan may require as much as 7,000 MW of electricity in the coming years.[5] The Afghan National Development Strategy has identified alternative energy, such as wind and solar energy, as a high value power source to develop.[6][7] As a result, a number of solar and wind farms have been established,[8][9] with more currently under development.[10][11][12][13]