16 Afghan villages embrace solar power systems
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FAIZABAD:
Around 1200 families in 16 suburbs of the distant northeastern Badakhshan province were provided with $600.000 Indian-funded solar system power supply scheme to brighten their houses, officials said.
Engineer Nazira Badakhsh an official of the Rural Rehabilitation Department of the province talking to Pajhwok Afghan News termed the scheme as an extraordinary project.
She said every family in the 16 villages was provided with a-40w electricity-generating solar system machine.
As the residents in Wakhan district were poor Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) allocated the electricity machines to them. She said each power system project cost $500 from the total $600.000 Indian grant.
She expected the Ministry will extend the facility to 16 remaining villages of Wakhan and later to the people in other parts of the country.
Nawroz Baig a local resident hailed the new step saying in the past they were faced with great problems and could not afford to buy enough fuel to brighten their house.
"Besides having bright nights we can also watch TV now," he praised.
The far-flung Wakhan district shares porous borders with Pakistan and China.
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