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Viewing cable 07KABUL935, LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF ENERGY AND WATER

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07KABUL935 2007-03-21 09:24 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kabul 
VZCZCXRO0997
PP RUEHDBU RUEHIK RUEHYG
DE RUEHBUL #0935 0800924
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 210924Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY KABUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6961
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC 0395
RUCNAFG/AFGHANISTAN COLLECTIVE
RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE
RUEKJCS/OSD WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/HQ USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 3784
 
UNCLAS KABUL 000935 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR SCA/FO, SCA/RA, AND SCA/A 
DEPT PASS AID/ANE 
DEPT ALSO PASS OPIC AND TDA 
CENTCOM FOR CG CFC-A 
NSC FOR AHARRIMAN 
TREASURY PASS TO LMCDONALD, ABAUKOL, AND JCIORCIARI 
OSD FOR BREZINZSKI 
COMMMERCE FOR DEES 
 
E.O. 12958 N/A 
TAGS: ENRG EAID EFIN AF
SUBJECT:  LETTER FROM AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF ENERGY AND WATER 
 
(U) This message contains SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED information. 
Please protect accordingly. 
 
1.  Post has received the following letter from Minister of Energy 
and Water Ismail Khan requesting USG assistance with purchase of 100 
MW of electrical generating equipment for Kabul. 
 
2.  BEGIN TEXT 
 
Date: 13 March 2007 
 
From: 
 
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 
Ministry of Energy and Water 
 
To: 
 
The Honerable Ronald E. Neumann 
United States Embassy 
Kabul, Afgahnistan 
 
Re: 100 MW Power Plant 
 
Dear Mr. Neumann: 
 
As you are well aware, Kabul continues to face a crisis in the power 
sector.  The current power generating capacity is very low and 
customer power distribution is taking place on a very limited 
basis. 
 
The 220 kV transmission line (NEPS) is expected to take at least 
another two years before it can import power from the Central Asian 
Republics.  Furthermore, the amount of power to be imported is 
insufficient to meet the demands of Kabul. 
 
There is an urgent need to provide stable power to Kabul's 
customers, which include government agencies, diplomatic missions 
and public service agencies. 
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Energy and Water, we are requesting the 
Government of the United States to provide us with assistance in 
procuring a 100 MW power plant which included a complete substation 
to compliment our 110 kV network. 
 
We are grateful for all the assistance the United States Government 
has provided to Afghanistan in the energy sector. 
 
Yours truly, 
 
(Signed) 
 
Al-Haj Mohammed Ismael 
Minister of Energy and Water 
Islamic Republic of Afghanistan 
 
END TEXT 
 
3.(SBU) COMMENT:  To proceed with the project, Post will need to 
receive a letter from Finance Minister Ahady specifying a particular 
generator configuration and committing the GOA to pay $20 million 
toward the capital cost of the project and to pay for the operation 
and maintenance of the equipment, including the purchase of all fuel 
to run the generators.  We will advise the GOA of this requirement 
as soon after the Naw Ruz holiday as possible.  END COMMENT. 
 
NEUMANN