Pakistan signs CASA-1000 agreement to import electricity

WASHINGTON: Pakistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have signed an agreement CASA-1000 which will enable Islamabad to import electricity to meet its energy needs.

Federal Minister for Water and Power Khawaja Asif represented Pakistan in the meeting. Under the agreement Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan will provide 700 megawatt electricity to Pakistan via Afghanistan.