Abdul Latif Mansour, Minister of Energy and Water of the Taliban administration, met with Sergey Tsivilev, Russia’s Energy Minister during his visit to Russia.
The meeting focused on constructing small hydroelectric power plants in Afghanistan and exploring cooperation prospects in the electricity sector.
Training Afghan administrative staff in the energy sector by Russia was another topic discussed during the meeting.
The Russian Energy Minister committed to cooperating in technical experience exchange in water and energy sectors, specialist training, and infrastructure project implementation.
The Taliban’s Ministry of Energy and Water considers this meeting important for mutual cooperation in the energy sector.
Afghanistan, which imports about 80 percent of its electricity needs from neighboring countries, seeks to develop domestic energy resources.
