AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEnergy Infrastructure: The TAPI gas pipeline has reached a construction zone about 22 kilometres from Herat’s industrial district, with Turkmenistan saying it could be commissioned by year-end. The 1,800-kilometre project could bring gas to Afghanistan and onward to Pakistan and India. Power Investment: Afghanistan Energy Week opened in Kabul, bringing investors and businesses together to address chronic shortages. Afghanistan imports more than 80% of its electricity, according to UNDP. Manufacturing: Afghanistan has opened its first modern aluminum-wheel factory and begun a $30 million expansion of a western pharmaceutical plant, adding momentum to local production. Regional Trade: Afghan and Uzbek firms signed 18 memorandums of understanding worth $150 million. Kazakhstan also shipped 874,300 tonnes of flour to Afghanistan in January–August, up 47.5% year on year, worth $246.9 million.
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