# Afghanistan approves electricity networks in AFN 2.7bn procurement package > Afghanistan’s Procurement Commission approved 12 of the 30 projects discussed on 12 September, with a combined value of about AFN 2.7 billion. The deputy prime minister’s office said the approved projects included electricity supply and distribution networks in several provinces. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Energy - Country: Afghanistan - Published: 2026-10-07T12:59:35+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-07T12:59:35+00:00 - Event / data period: 2026-09-12 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package.md) Afghanistan’s Procurement Commission approved 12 of the 30 projects discussed on 12 September, with a combined value of about AFN 2.7 billion. The deputy prime minister’s office said the approved projects included electricity supply and distribution networks in several provinces. The meeting also approved amendments to 10 projects, cancelled two contracts over contractor performance deficiencies and ordered several works to be re-tendered. The announcement gave no separate cost or capacity for electricity networks; AFN 2.7 billion is the total value of all 12 projects. ## Data ### Afghanistan Procurement Commission approvals Number of projects approved by the commission on 12 September 2026. The package included electricity networks in several provinces; no separate cost for the networks was stated. Methodology: DPMEA said 12 of 30 projects were approved, with a total value of about AFN 2.7 billion. Electricity networks were part of the multi-project package and had no separately stated value. | label | value | unit | period | basis | |---|---|---|---|---| | Projects approved | 12 | projects | 2026-09-12 | observed | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package/data/article-data?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/afghanistan-approves-electricity-networks-in-procurement-package/data/article-data?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Afghanistan Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs]() (Source checked: 2026-10-07; Published: 2026-09-12) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)