POLICY BRIEF: Reforming the Afghanistan Energy Sector

This policy brief is a sequel to the IWA report entitled “Blackout – Assessment of the Electricity Sector in Afghanistan.” The brief scrutinizes the implications of the new presidential decree (Singed on 23 January 2020) that stipulates the splitting of MEW into two independent regulatory bodies (A Water Regulatory Body and An Energy Regulatory Body) and making the project implementation and renewable energy departments part of DABS. The decree’s objective is to ensure an ‘appropriate’ foundation and an ‘effective’ management of the water and energy resources in Afghanistan.