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Turkish firm to lay 750 km power transmission line in Afghanistan

KABUL: Turkish firm Calik Holding on Wednesday inked a deal worth $1.6 billion for Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan (TAP) power transmission project.
In a statement, Afghanistan’s Presidential Palace said the Turkish firm would work on establishing the transmission line stretching 750 kilometers (466 miles) from Torghundi city of Herat province to Spin Boldak town of Kandahar province and then continuing to Quetta in Pakistan.
Afghanistan expects to receive up to 1,000 megawatts of electricity from Turkmenistan and $100 million in transit fees per year for another 1,000 megawatts of electricity that would be transmitted to Pakistan. The project is set to be completed in three years. The Turkish Embassy in Kabul hailed the landmark agreement. It said Turkey would continue to support regional connectivity projects as they contribute to the infrastructural and economic development of Afghanistan.

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.