By Malik Mortaza Isolated regional networks supplied by small hydro power plants and diesel generation units, with the exception of one large hydroelectric 100 MW plant supplying the Kabul area, characterize the power systems of Afghanistan.
Excess electricity is bought from the other two ministries.
As the domestic production capacity in the northern areas has declined, import of energy from Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan has increased correspondingly. The majority of the production capacity was installed before the war.