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The Union Cabinet has approved an expenditure of Rs.478.72 crores for execution of a 220kV double circuit transmission line from Pul-e-Khumri to Kabul and a new 220/110/20kV Substation at Kabul by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited.
It will enable Afghanistan to import power from Uzbekistan to meet the power requirement of Kabul city and will serve as a catalytic agent to speed up the economic rehabilitation and development of the region. It will also enhance India’s presence and profile in Afghanistan.
The approved project is envisaged to supply power to Kabul, capital of Afghanistan from generating stations of its neighboring country, Uzbekistan through a transmission line from Tirmiz via Pul-e-Khumri to Kabul.
It will be implemented within a period of 42 months. The entire expenditure will be in a nature of assistance (grant) to Afghanistan.
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