Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum meets Russian investor

Shahabuddin Delawar, Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, met with the Russian investor on Sunday in his office and discusses investment opportunities in Afghanistan.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum says that in this meeting, the Russian investor, while providing information about the company’s work experience and activities, said: “Our company has 120 years of work experience in the countries of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Tajikistan with advanced and modern equipment that we have, we are ready to cooperate and start work in Afghanistan.”

In this meeting, he also talked about the production of 150 megawatts of electricity from garbage and said that our company is ready to cooperate and work on solving the problem of garbage and generating electricity from it.

The Russian company also gave information about their facilities and equipment in the oil and gas sector and electricity generation from gas, expressed their interest in investing in the oil and gas sector of Afghanistan and requested the support and cooperation of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum.

The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum stated that the acting minister welcomed their plans and ideas in the country’s oil and gas sectors and electricity generation from waste, adding: “Afghanistan enjoys overall security and there is a suitable environment for foreign businessmen to invest.”

According to the Acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum, businessmen can invest in a safe, transparent and corruption-free environment, and the leadership of the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum is also ready to cooperate in this field.