Afghan provinces remain without power after power pylon destroyed
One dozen Afghan provinces, including Kabul province where the country’s national capital city is located, remained without power as another power pylon was destroyed by an explosion early Wednesday, national power company Breshna Sherkat confirmed. The incident took place before dawn in Jangal Bagh locality in eastern Parwan province, north of Kabul, Rohullah Sajed from […]
One dozen Afghan provinces, including Kabul province where the country’s national capital city is located, remained without power as another power pylon was destroyed by an explosion early Wednesday, national power company Breshna Sherkat confirmed.
The incident took place before dawn in Jangal Bagh locality in eastern Parwan province, north of Kabul, Rohullah Sajed from Breshna Sherkat told local media.
He added that a technical team had been sent to the area to assess the level of destruction.
Afghan technical teams were working to repair and restore the power supply as three electricity towers were destroyed a couple of days ago in the region.
The militancy-plagued Afghanistan has been facing power shortages.
The government imported power from neighbouring Iran, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan, but the imported energy was still too little to meet domestic needs.
No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
At least 27 power pylons have been destroyed or damaged by explosions along the power grid in recent months.
