22 June 2009

Electricity in Kabul

The most noticeable change in Kabul since my last visit to Afghanistan is the existence of twenty-four hour electricity throughout the city. People I have spoken to here are convinced that Obama turned the power on—apparently the electricity came two days after his inauguration.

According to various new sources the new power is the result of an agreement between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. The agreement assures the supply of the new power—up to 150MW by the end of 2009—through newly constructed 420 kilometer supply lines financed largely by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

2 comments:

  1. Fascinating! However, the most interesting revelation so far: your middle name! I thought it was some other random person at first! Hope everything's going well :)

    -Laboy

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  2. Stay safe and enjoy your stay in Afghanistan

    Florian

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