Contract Signed for Construction of Cement Production Plant in Jawzjan Province

In the presence of Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, a contract has been signed today, October 29, 2024, between the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum and the Turkish 77 Company to build a large cement production plant in the Yatim Taq area of Jawzjan Province.

According to the agreement, the contracted company will invest $163 million in constructing the plant, which will have a daily production capacity of 3,000 tons of cement. Ministry of Mines and Petroleum officials stated that the contract, which allows the Turkish company to explore, extract, produce cement, and deliver social services, has a 30-year term.

The establishment of this cement production plant will directly create around 1,200 jobs for local citizens.

It is worth noting that prior to this project, the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum signed contracts valued at approximately $476 million with several domestic and foreign companies for cement projects in Jabal al-Saraj, Kandahar, and Herat, aiming for the country's self-sufficiency in the cement sector.