Policy
RENEWABLE ENERGYPOLICY
RENEWABLE ENERGYPOLICY
Afghanistan has enormous Renewable Energy Resources with excellent to fairly good generation potential. These resources are spread over wide geographical areas throughout the country, in contrast to the other conventional energy resources, which are concentrated and location-specific.
Afghanistan can produce around 318 GW of electricity utilizing available renewable energy sources in the country through diverse renewable energy portfolios representing Hydro (23,000 MW), Wind (67,000 MW), Solar (222,000 MW), Geothermal (3,000 – 3,500 MW), Biomass (4000 MW). However, so far only parts of
hydroelectric power projects have been implemented.
Rapid deployment of renewable energy projects in Afghanistan will bring significant socio-economic benefit, employment opportunity and access to energy, energy security, overall growth, and possibilities for International Climate Change Mitigation support.The Government of Afghanistan would like to be a partner of international of
more than percent of energy supply. The national renewable energy market is expected to grow strongly in the coming decade and beyond.
The Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) has developed the Renewable Energy Policy Afghanistan, and which envisages mainstreaming of renewable energy projects in the development and growth of the REN sector, particularly in the PPP model.
The Policy will be implemented in two terms – TERM 1 (2015- 2020) will create and support an atmosphere and activities for the development and growth of the REN sector particularly in the PPP mode, and will take remarkable tendency of the private sector to invest in the renewable energy sector and TERM 2 (2021-2032) will deploy REN in full
commercialization mode, based on the experience gained in the short term, the policy for the next phases will be consolidated and elements of competition will be introduced.RENEWABLE ENERGYPOLICYAFGHANISTAN NATIONAL TRADE POLICY
AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL TRADE POLICY
AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL TRADE POLICY
The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan is endowed with a diverse and rich resource base with the potential to generate substantial export earnings for the country. The Afghanistan National Trade Policy (2019–2023) takes centre stage in the transformation of the economy’s productive sectors towards the production and export of high value-added products in order to realize the country’s full export potential. This national trade policy document outlines the key principles and strategies that will guide the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan’s strategic integration into the global markets whilst ensuring the availability of high-quality and affordable goods and services to Afghan consumers.
AFGHANISTAN NATIONAL TRADE POLICY