Herat Electricity Department says in less than three years, it has collected about four billion AFN of the electricity bills that the subscribers had not paid in the previous years.

Khair Mohammad Meraj, head of the Herat Electricity Department, said that many people have not paid their electricity bills for various reasons over the past few years, but now the process is back to normal and all subscribers pay their electricity bill at the appointed time.

In addition, the department has accelerated the process of converting analog meters to digital. This program is running in all areas of Herat city.

However, the residents of Herat said that they cannot afford to buy new meters in the current situation.

“We want them to postpone this at least in a long-term process until people have proper conditions,” said a social activist.

Meanwhile, the head of Herat Electricity Department said that analog meters do not work properly. Therefore, it is necessary to convert all analog meters to digital to improve the flow of electricity distribution and regularize the service system.

Currently, 40 percent of Herat’s electricity is provided by Turkmenistan and 60 percent by Iran, but the province’s need is around 220 megawatts.

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