Electricity returns to Pekha Valley in Nangarhar

Courtesy Photo | Approximately 200 families in Nangarhar province's Pekha Valley now have access to shared electricity and an efficient water supply essential to the economic recovery of the agrarian-based economy. Coalition funds secured the equipment required for the plant. Afghan locals validated their understanding of the power plant's operational and sustainment requirements through a series of maintenance assessments. (U.S. Army photo)  

AFGHANISTAN

03.18.2018

Story by Maj. Anthony Mayne 

NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan

Electricity recently returned to Pekha Valley, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan this March upon the completion of a micro-hydropower plant. ISIS-K destroyed the locals' original electricity source as they fled the valley upon the advance of Afghan National Defense and Security Forces into Pekha Valley in the spring of 2017.

Approximately 200 families in Pekha Valley now have access to shared electricity. More importantly, the plant provides an efficient flow of water essential to the economic recovery of the agrarian-based economy.

Coalition funds secured the equipment required for the plant. Afghan locals validated their understanding of the power plant's operational and sustainment requirements through a series of maintenance assessments.

• Date Taken: 03.18.2018
• Date Posted: 03.18.2018 10:00
• Story ID: 269786
• Location: AF