Kabul residents’ power outage crisis

As the heat and water crisis increases, the citizens of Kabul are also struggling with the lack of electricity these days. Lack of water and frequent rains are one of the main problems of Kabul citizens in this hot season. The lack of electricity has doubled people’s problems and they are usually without electricity during the hot hours of the day. Families who have a child or a sick person at home, and shop owners and factory owners feel the most of all the problems of the lack of electricity and the shutdown of their coolers. Some residents of Kabul say that they do not have electricity during the day and their electricity is cut off every night. The lack of electricity has not only caused serious challenges for businessmen, shopkeepers and residential houses, but has also made industrial and manufacturing companies face collapse. Many production centers have been shut down due to the lack of electricity or their production levels have been greatly reduced. The lack of electricity has affected people when the economic crisis has put increasing pressure on them. Many families cannot afford to pay for their electricity. Most of the electricity required by Afghanistan is imported from neighboring countries, especially Uzbekistan, and the electricity generation devices inside Afghanistan have a small share in the country’s electricity supply. Although there are many flowing waters in Afghanistan, which can be used to provide electricity, but so far, the necessary investment has not been made in this field. Meanwhile, the Taliban have repeatedly emphasized that they are trying to increase the capacity of domestic energy sources in the country and have discussed with some domestic and foreign companies in this regard.