Energy finance in Afghanistan
Afghanistan has 7 active World Bank energy projects, with $1.05 billion committed, the 13th largest of 102 countries. 87.8% of its people had electricity in 2024.
- Committed
- $1.05bn
- Projects
- 7
- Per person
- $24
- Electricity access
- 87.8%
- Without electricity
- 5.3 million
Active projects
- Citizens' Charter Afghanistan Project$544 million
The Project Development Objective for the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project is to improve the delivery of core infrastructure, emergency support, and social services to participating communities through strengthened Community Development Councils (CDCs).
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The Project Development Objective for the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project is to improve the delivery of core infrastructure, emergency support, and social services to participating communities through strengthened Community Development Councils (CDCs).
- Citizens' Charter Afghanistan Project - Emergency Regional Displacement Response Additional Financing$172 million
The Project Development Objective for the Citizens’ Charter Afghanistan Project is to improve the delivery of core infrastructure, emergency support, and social services to participating communities through strengthened Community Development Councils (CDCs).
- Herat Electrification Project$60 million
Provide access to electricity to households, institutions, and businesses in selected areas of Herat Province, Afghanistan.
- Afghanistan Gas Project (AGASP)$53 million
The PDO is to facilitate a sustainable supply of gas through targeted investments in gas infrastructure and enhanced gas sector governance .
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The Project Development Objective is to provide access to electricity or other social and economic infrastructure services tocommunities in the project area in order to strengthen community support for CASA-1000 transmission line.
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The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve dam safety and to increase the supply of electricity at the Naghlu and Darunta Hydropower Plants.
Source: World Bank Group, updated 23 Oct 2026.
Who else finances energy in Middle East
- World Bank (IBRD and IDA)Loans, credits and grants to governments for generation, transmission, distribution and access. Co-leads Mission 300 with the African Development Bank, which aims to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030.
- IFCEquity and loans for private power producers, utilities and off-grid companies; the World Bank Group’s private-sector arm.
- MIGAPolitical-risk insurance and credit enhancement that make cross-border energy investments bankable.
- SEFAGrants and concessional finance for project preparation, mini-grids, clean cooking and green baseload, managed by the African Development Bank.
- OPEC FundPublic- and private-sector loans and grants in developing countries, with energy among its core sectors.
- IsDBSharia-compliant finance for power, renewables and energy access in its member countries.
- GCFGrants, concessional loans, equity and guarantees for low-emission and climate-resilient projects, through accredited entities.
- CIFConcessional finance, delivered through the multilateral banks, for clean technology, renewables in low-income countries and coal transition.
- EIBThe EU’s lending arm: loans for renewables, grids and efficiency inside and outside Europe.
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