Afghanistan witnessed one of the most significant announcements in its energy sector today as Mirwais Azizi, Chairman of Azizi Group, revealed in a high-level meeting with his technical and operational teams that the first major batch of power-generation equipment capable of producing 5,000 megawatts has been fully procured and is ready for deployment across the country.

This milestone marks a major step in the historic 10,000-megawatt national power-generation project, which officially entered its implementation phase after a cooperation agreement was signed between Azizi Group and the Ministry of Water and Energy on August 2, 2025.

Azizi stated that in recent months, technical teams traveled across Afghanistan for on-site assessments, while procurement teams conducted extensive business missions to Germany, the Netherlands, Austria, the United States, Chile, and China.
“As a result of these efforts,” he said, “we have successfully secured the technology and machinery needed to generate 5,000 megawatts of power—worth five billion dollars—focused on coal-based and solar energy sources.”

According to Azizi, ground operations for the project will officially begin within the next six months, marking a decisive phase in reshaping Afghanistan’s energy landscape.

He further noted that the second phase—another five billion-dollar round of procurement focused on hydropower, natural gas, and wind energy—will begin in the second half of next year.

Azizi also extended his appreciation to the leadership of the Government of Afghanistan—especially “Haji Mullah Sahib Baradar”—as well as relevant ministries and the Brishna power company for their support.