Abdul Bari Omar, the CEO of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), stated in a meeting with Daler Juma, the minister of energy and water resources of Tajikistan, that the Islamic Emirate has always endeavored to establish good economic and political relations with all countries, especially neighboring and Islamic nations.
During his visit to Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, he also discussed the CASA-1000 project and energy transmission from Tajikistan with the country’s officials.
The Tajik Minister of Energy expressed satisfaction with the joint cooperation with Afghanistan as a neighboring and Muslim country in the fields of energy transfer, stability, and security.
Eimal Shinwari, deputy technical director of the Breshna Company’s Programs Directorate, said: “There were detailed discussions and dialogues about the projects that are planned to be implemented in Afghanistan in the future.”
Meanwhile, the acting minister of energy and water, Abdul Latif Mansoor, during a meeting with several Afghan investors in Tashkent, urged them to invest in energy production and water management in the country.
Matiullah Abid, spokesman for the Ministry of Energy and Water, said: “During the meeting, Mr. Mansoor asked Afghan investors to invest in the water and energy sectors of the country. He also mentioned that with the establishment of security, suitable opportunities for investment have been created.”
Nonetheless, some experts consider the high-level Afghan delegations’ visits to Russia, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan this week as beneficial for attracting investments, particularly in the electricity sector.
Mohammad Karim Azimi, an economic expert, said: “The discussions around the CASA-1000 project give us hope that its practical work will start soon and help meet Afghanistan’s energy needs.”
Mir Shakir Yaqoubi, another economic expert, said: “If Afghanistan’s capacities are accurately assessed and an appropriate mechanism is developed for attracting investment in electricity production, the internal potential is very high, and we can reduce electricity imports.”
Afghanistan is among the countries that imports most of its electricity from Central Asia. In the meeting between the head of the Breshna Company and the Minister of Energy of Tajikistan, both sides, as neighboring and Islamic countries, reaffirmed their commitment to broad and comprehensive cooperation in the field of energy stability and development.