City
Epaper

Afghanistan to sell defaulters property to buy power

By IANS | Updated: October 7, 2021 14:55 IST

New Delhi, Oct 7 De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country's electricity utility, has decided to sell the ...

Open in App

New Delhi, Oct 7 De Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), the country's electricity utility, has decided to sell the estate of its debtors so that they pay nearly $62 million bills of the power to the Central Asian nations.

As per the decision, DABAS plans to sell the houses of former officials and politic who did not pay the bills of electricity for years and consumed a large amount of electricity, Khaama Press reported.

The acting head of DABAS, Safiullah Ahamdzai said that they will implement the plan and will pay off all the debts in order to prevent cutting electricity by exporting countries.

Ahmadzai said that they have talked with the exporting countries and they were assured about the electricity not be cut for the time being.

The decision is taken after reports over the cutting of electricity by the Central Asian countries as the winter season is approaching.

Afghanistan is an importing country of electricity that imports 80 per cent of the power from Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan and the rest is being produced internally.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: DabasSafiullah ahamdzaiNew DelhiAfghanistanKhaama pressThe new delhi municipal councilAfgDelhi south-westKhaama press news agencyNew-delhiKhaama news
Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalUS State Department Announces Permanent Closure of Peshawar Consulate in Pakistan

InternationalPakistan-Afghanistan Conflict: Pakistani Fighter Jet Crashes in Jalalabad, Pilot Captured

CricketAfghanistan T20 World Cup Staff Suffers Heart Attack in New Delhi

National‘Harassing Crores for a Few’: Ex-CEC S.Y. Quraishi Criticises SIR Process at Lokmat National Conclave 2025

NationalLokmat National Conclave 2025: Manoj Jha Flags ‘Freebies Culture’, Says Elections Are No Longer Fair

International Realted Stories

InternationalUS and Iran agree on two-week ceasefire, world urges sustained peace efforts

InternationalUnchecked gunfire turns Karachi into city of fear

InternationalIran's representative hails nation's 'indescribable' historical greatness amid crisis, Deputy Speaker warns leader won't sign unless conditions met

International"Sanity has been restored, at least temporarily," Former Diplomat KP Fabian on US-Iran ceasefire

InternationalEAM Jaishankar to visit Mauritius and UAE, meet top leadership in both countries