Storms Cut Turkmenistan Power Supplies to Northern Afghanistan

Imported electricity from Turkmenistan was cut to several northern Afghanistan provinces after storms, deepening hardship and humanitarian crisis in the country.

Imported electricity from Turkmenistan to northern Afghanistan has been cut since Wednesday night after heavy rain and strong winds damaged transmission lines, officials said.

Afghanistan’s state power utility company, said electricity supplies to Jawzjan, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul, Balkh and the city of Andkhoy are currently disrupted.

Residents in the affected provinces reported spending the night without power, saying the outage has compounded difficulties as temperatures drop and rainfall continues.

Power cuts are frequent in northern Afghanistan, which relies heavily on imported electricity from neighbouring countries, making the grid vulnerable to weather-related disruptions.

Years of conflict and underinvestment have left Afghanistan’s energy infrastructure fragile, with limited capacity to absorb shocks or rapidly restore supply during emergencies.

The outage comes amid a dire humanitarian crisis, as international funding has been sharply reduced, leaving millions without adequate access to basic services, including electricity.

According to United Nations reports, around 90 percent of Afghanistan’s population lives below the poverty line, while unemployment stands at about 75 percent, intensifying the impact of service disruptions.

According to the report, technical teams have been dispatched to repair the damage and reconnect power as soon as conditions allow, but no timeline has been given.

The prolonged blackout highlights how infrastructure failures, combined with deep poverty and shrinking aid, continue to magnify daily hardships for citizens across the country.

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