Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund Attends the Conference on Attracting Investment and Supporting Afghanistan’s Power Sector

The Deputy PM for Economic Affairs, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund, today, September 6, 2025, attended and delivered a speech at the conference titled “Conference on Attracting Investment and Supporting Afghanistan’s Power Sector .”

Speaking at the ceremony held at the Intercontinental Hotel, the Deputy PM for Economic Affairs stated that, fortunately, Afghanistan has broad and significant capacities for large, medium, and small-scale investments, and due to its sufficient reserves of raw materials for productive resources, it is considered a resource-rich country.

Deputy PM Mullah Baradar Akhund added that, alongside other resources, Afghanistan possesses vast water, wind, and solar energy reserves. Utilizing these resources will not only enable Afghanistan to achieve self-sufficiency in electricity but will also create the capacity to export energy to other countries.

The Deputy PM considered the convening of this conference—focused on attracting domestic and foreign investors for the development of Afghanistan’s power sector, introducing existing investment opportunities, examining the sector’s challenges, providing optimal solutions, and facilitating comprehensive discussions—as an important step. He expressed hope that the conference would conclude successfully with actionable outcomes.

At the end of his remarks, Deputy PM Mullah Baradar Akhund called upon all countries, the international community, and international financial institutions to lift the financial and banking restrictions imposed on Afghanistan. He emphasized that these restrictions have adversely affected the flow of foreign investment in Afghanistan and are not in the interest of Afghanistan, the region, or the world.

It is noteworthy that the conference titled “Attracting Investment and Supporting Afghanistan’s Power Sector” was attended by members of the Cabinet of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan; the Ministers of Energy of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan; representatives of UNAMA, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and UNDP; representatives from several embassies; domestic and foreign private sector officials; non-governmental organizations; and institutions supporting renewable energy.

The objectives of the conference included: introducing Afghanistan’s investment potential and available opportunities in the power sector; ensuring the continuous attraction of domestic and foreign investors to this sector; identifying challenges and proposing appropriate solutions; enhancing specialized knowledge in the electricity sector; fostering cooperation and coordination between government, the private sector, and international power institutions; and facilitating the groundwork for regional energy connectivity.