KABUL, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan caretaker government has renewed its contract with Turkmenistan to import electricity from the neighboring country in 2025, the state-run Bakhtar news agency reported Saturday.

The agreement to import power from Turkmenistan was renewed for another year during the recent visit of Abdul Bari Omar, managing director of Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (Afghan Power Company), to the neighboring country, the state-owned media outlet added.

According to the official, Afghanistan produces around 300 Megawatts of power from domestic sources and imports 620 Megawatts annually from the neighboring countries of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Iran.

Power shortages and load shedding are everywhere in Afghanistan, including the capital city Kabul, as the residents of the capital city have been regularly suffering from power shortages for eight to 10 hours daily.

To overcome the power shortage, the Afghan caretaker administration has been working on solar panels, gas-generating power, and building water dams throughout the country. Enditem

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