KABUL - With about a month gone by since Kabul's electricity was cut down, the Breshna Company, the city's primary provider, has not been able to fix the line issues in Salang that have caused the power shortage. Nevertheless, the company's officials have said the problem should be fixed within a week.

"We need five business days - with good weather it can be done in three business days, and in the next two days we can do the wiring," Breshna spokesman Wahidullah Tawhedi said. "We will have electricity in the next five business days."

Meanwhile, officials at the Afghan Chamber of Commerce and Industries said that Breshna had promised to reconstruct the electricity lines in Salang within four weeks. "The Breshna Company did not have the necessary preparations in place and enough equipment to resolve this problem," Deputy Chairman Abdul Qadeer Bahman said on Saturday. "This company must pay serious attention."

The electricity shortage in the capital is said to have caused a minor commercial depression. The downed lines in Salang were a result of heavy snow falls.

The Breshna Company has said that over seven million AFN worth of equipment has been purchased in order to reconstruct the downed lines. (Tolonews)