Several factory owners in Kabul’s industrial parks are complaining about the lack of electrical energy in their facilities.

They state that electricity is only provided during the day, and they are unable to produce at night.

Khal Mohammad Tajik, a factory owner, said: “If there is 24-hour electricity, it would greatly enhance work, production, and employment opportunities. We ask the Islamic Emirate to provide us with continuous electricity.”

The executive director of Kabul Industrialists, Basir Taraki, said: “Taxes and fees are based on electricity consumption. Each sector should evaluate itself and establish guidelines so that taxes or fees can be aligned with their consumption.”

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) stated that this agency is striving to supply electricity to factory owners in the capital.

The spokesman for Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat, Hekmatullah Maiwandi, said: “Our focus is also to ensure regular electricity supply to our fellow citizens working in the industrial sector, to protect and sustain their operations.”

The former head of DABS told TOLOnews that although industrial parks constitute seven to eight percent of Breshna's customer base, a significant portion of Breshna’s revenue comes from these manufacturing plants.

Amanullah Ghalib, former head of DABS, said: “It is very important for Breshna to provide more and better electricity to industrial parks because Breshna derives 45 to 50 percent of its revenue through these parks. Although the electricity supply to industrial parks is less compared to residential areas, the revenue from these parks is substantial because their consumption is higher.”

According to statistics from the Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines, there are 600 active factories in Kabul’s industrial parks. If their electricity supply is consistently maintained, there will be an increase in factory outputs and hundreds of jobs will be created.