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Shri Mohammed Ismail, Minister of Energy, Afghanistan called on Shri P.M. Sayeed, Union Minister of Power today. The two Ministers discussed the possibilities of expanding cooperation between India and Afghanistan in power sector.
Indian Minister offered all possible assistance for reconstruction and strengthening of Afghanistan’s power system with the objective of making electricity available to the common people of Afghanistan.
India has undertaken reconstruction of the Salma Dam Power Project that would generate 52 MW of electricity.
The Union Power Minister also offered assistance to Afghanistan for providing training in different areas like generation, transmission & distribution and also for providing consultancy services for development and reconstruction of different transmission and generation projects.
Both Ministers agreed to also explore the possibility of construction and development of more power sector projects for which India could extend assistance to Afghanistan.
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