Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the nation's electricity company, said that it collected 37 billion Afs from clients and government organizations within one year.

Abdul Rahman Rahmani, head of the commercial department of DABS, said that 39 projects worth 72 billion Afs are being implemented in the country.

“DABS has collected 33.157 billion Afs from customers and it also and from the government departments it has collected 3.5 billion Afs. The customers who were not in Kabul, through the joint commission of the Prime Minister office, we collected 117 million from them,” he said.

Referring to the ongoing power cuts in Afghanistan, DABS said that the ongoing drought and hot weather caused shortages in electricity.

Officials of DABS said that efforts are underway to begin work on CASA-1000 and TAP projects.

“The 500 KV project from Turkmenistan, has yet to be completed despite negotiations on it for the past several years,” said Safiullah Ahmadzai, operational manager of DABS.

“DABS has constructed a cable costing $3.5 million and it is 170km long from Kajaki to Kandahar, which carries 110 kilovolts,” said Hekmatullah Maiwandi, a spokesman for DABS.

Officials say DABS has a five-year plan for energy production in the country.