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Uzbekistan to resume electricity exports to Afghanistan
Uzbekistan will resume electricity exports to Afghanistan from Wednesday after a 10 day stoppage.
Tashkent suspended supplies on January 14 due to the extreme cold, which led to a fuel shortage at their power plants.
The Ministry of Energy in Uzbekistan said that supplies to Afghanistan were temporarily stopped as a result of fuel shortages and various technical problems, as well as to ensure a stable energy supply to consumers in Uzbekistan.
The Ministry said it had warned the energy company Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) about the situation.
Bakhtar news agency reported that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan on Tuesday assured the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan that within the next 24 hours, 250 megawatts of electricity will be provided to Afghanistan.