UN: Only 33 percent of Afghans have access to electricity.
Kabul Times News
The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has announced that only 33 percent of the Afghan population has access to electricity; a figure that drops to less than 20 percent in rural areas.
In its latest report, the organization emphasized that Afghanistan, after decades of war and instability, remains one of the most vulnerable countries in the world in terms of access to energy. According to the report, the annual energy consumption per citizen in Afghanistan is about 700 kilowatt hours, which is very low compared to many countries in the region.
The United Nations Development Program has warned that the lack of electricity and energy infrastructure has posed serious challenges to economic development, the provision of public services, and improving the living conditions of citizens.
The report is being published at a time when, despite the Taliban’s significant revenues from mining, the transparency of how these revenues are spent is still being questioned by monitoring organizations. Critics say that there has been no significant improvement in citizens' access to electricity and the development of energy infrastructure in the country.
UN: Only 33 percent of Afghans have access to electricity.
