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Afghanistan will import electricity from Turkmenistan

MHPS will supply three
M701 DA Gas Turbine/Generator sets
to Turkmen Zerger Plant
Afghanistan will import electricity from a 400 MW gas-fired plant which is currently being built. Turkmenistan will export electricity from the Zerger Plant once it is completed. Turkmen government will export electricity to Afghanistan for ten years based on a power purchase agreement with the Afghan government. The deal is part of a project to assist in the reconstruction of Afghanistan. A contract for installing the power generation system at the plant has been awarded to the Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems (MHPS), which will supply three sets of M701 DA gas turbine & generator.