National Procurement Commission Approves 27 Projects Worth Approximately 3 Billion Afghanis

The National Procurement Commission, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, approved contracts for 27 projects worth approximately 3 billion Afghanis and amended seven other projects.

In its regular meeting, held today, February 25, 2025, at Marmarin Palace, 37 projects were presented for discussion as per the agenda. Out of these, contracts for 27 projects were approved, seven were amended, one was canceled, and two projects were postponed due to existing procurement-related issues.

Committees were assigned to review the procurement processes of the two postponed projects, taking into account the amendments made by the National Procurement Commission, and to submit their reports to the commission's leadership.

The approved and amended projects include the construction of a transport terminal in the eastern part of Kabul City, completion of remaining works at Jumhuriat Hospital in Kabul, completion of remaining works at Pashdan Dam in Herat and Bakhshabad Dam in Farah, completion of the protection and maintenance project of Sultan Dam in Ghazni province, initiation of the detailed design project for Sultan Ibrahim Dam in Sar-e Pul province, completion of the power transmission project from Kabul to Kandahar, including the installation of electricity poles, construction of substations, and extension of transmission lines, extension of power transmission lines from Kajaki Dam to Kandahar City, completion of remaining works in existing electricity projects in several other provinces, and the construction of several internal roads in Kabul City.

These projects are funded by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.