Citizens and social activists complain about the increase in electricity bills in Kabul

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - Kabul: Following the increase in electricity bills in Kabul, a number of social activists in an interview with AVA expressed satisfaction with the actions of the interim government in building dams and considered it useful for the country's electricity self-sufficiency.

 

Sayed Iqbal Shah Mortazavi, a lawyer from the 10th district and a social activist, told AVA that one of the reasons for the increase in electricity bills in Kabul is the lack of resources.

 

He pointed to the import of electricity in Afghanistan and added: When the countries that sell their own electricity suffer from shortages, of course they use their export electricity capacity to supply their own electricity.

 

The social activist also added: Now in the last few weeks, most of the electricity in Kabul is supplied from domestic sources and that is why the bills have increased.

 

Hamidullah Ghaderi, another social and cultural activist in Kabul, also criticized the increase in electricity bills in Kabul, saying: “Although the electricity bill has become monthly and the bill is high; But the costs have not changed from previous months, when they were once every two months.

 

He added: The economic situation of the people is weak, we ask the government and the electricity company to pay attention to cooperation in calculating expenses while being completely accurate.

 

Aqi Ghaderi stressed the construction of power dams inside the country and added: Solving the problem of electricity shortage in Afghanistan requires fundamental development moves.

 

He pointed to the equal distribution of electricity throughout Kabul, saying that relying on electricity imports from neighboring countries will not solve the challenges of electricity shortages in Afghanistan.

 

Meanwhile, Kabul residents complained about the increase in electricity bills, saying: "We go to work during the day, there is no electricity, and when we come home at night, there is no electricity.

 

They say that the weather is getting colder day by day, adding: The electricity bill should be reduced as the weather gets colder, not the opposite.

 

It is worth mentioning that a few days ago, the officials of the Afghan Electricity Company (AEC) announced in the company's reporting program to the people that Kabul will have 24-hour electricity in the next two years.

 

Despite repeated calls, the spokesman of the Afghan Electricity Company (AEC) declined to comment.