Ministry of Energy and Water

The Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water is a ministry of the government of Afghanistan. Following the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan the ministry had the task of co-ordinating an effort to reintroduce power to areas of Afghanistan that had been cut off. Areas particularly badly affected were southern regions - Pakistan,[1] Iran and India[2] all agreed to supply power. On 17 June 2003 the Asian Development Bank agreed to give a loan of $50 million (USD) to the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water. The loan would be spent over the next three years on projects for the production, distribution and transmission of electricity in Afghanistan.

This article is about Afghanistan. For the other use of the redirect, see Minister for Water and Power (Pakistan).

Ministry of Energy and Water

Ministry of Energy and Water
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Afghanistan
HeadquartersDarul Aman Road Kabul Afghanistan
Minister responsible
  • Minister Ali Ahmad Osmani
Websitehttp://mew.gov.af/en

Previous Ismail Khan served as Minister from 2004 – October 2013, being succeeded by Mohammad Arif Noorzai from 28 October 2013 – November 2014.

See also

References
  1. Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) (16 March 2003). "Pakistan to supply power to Afghanistan". Daily Times (Pakistan). Archived from the original on 6 June 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2010.
  2. Staff. "Unknown". Afgha.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2010. Cite uses generic title (help) Web site simply returns "It works!"


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