Power Transmission and Distribution Project

Summary

The loan-financed portion of the projects covers three areas of Afghanistan: A. Northern area

• Construction of a 20-kilometer (km), single-circuit, 100-kilovolt (kV) transmission line from Shekanbandar to Imam Sahib.

B. Central and Eastern areas

• Construction of a 75 km, single-circuit, 100 kV transmission line from Naghlu east to Jalalabad; and
• construction of a 17 km, double-circuit, 110 kV line from Mehtarlam to Jalalabad.

C. Southern area

• Construction of a 12 km, double-circuit, 110 kV transmission line from Breshnakt to Kabul South;
• construction of a 43 km, one circuit of a double circuit, 220 kV transmission line from Kabul South to Puli-Alam; and
• construction of a 51 km, 100 kV line from Puli-Alam to Gardez.

The grant-financed portion of the project covers three areas of Afghanistan: A. Northern area

• Construction of substations at Imam Sahib, Sarepul, and Talugan, and a switching station at Shekanbandar;
• construction of distribution networks in Khan Abad, Imam Sahib, and Talugan, benefiting 51,000 households; and
• provision of 9,000 electrification kits.

B. Central and Eastern areas

• Rehabilitation of substations at Jalalabad, Mehtarlam, Qarghayi, and Surobi;
• rehabilitation of distribution networks in Jalalabad and Mehtarlam, targeting 23,000 households; and
• provision of 6,300 electrification kits.

C. Southern area

• Construction of substations at Puli-Alam and Gardez;
• rehabilitation of city distribution networks in Puli-Alam, Muhammad Agha, and Gardez, benefiting 16,500 households; and
• provision of 3,000 electrification kits.

Expected Outcome

The project will improve power supply in the northern, southern, and eastern areas of Afghanistan by rehabilitating and extending power transmission and distribution systems.

Expected Outputs

• New 20 km transmission line constructed in the northern area
• New 75 km and 17 km transmission lines constructed in the central and eastern areas
• New 12 km, 43 km, and 51 km transmission lines constructed in the southern area