Land levelling is approximately 80 per cent complete at the proposed US$225m Safwan cement plant in Jabal Saraj district, Parwan province, Afghanistan, according to Afghan news sources.

Mohammad Shoaib Shahzad, head of exploration at contractor Al-Falah, said geotechnical work had been completed and approximately 1Mm3 of earth required levelling.

Around 9000 solar panels are also being installed to meet part of the plant’s stated 25MW electricity requirement. The report did not specify the solar installation’s generating capacity.

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The project is intended to increase domestic cement production and reduce reliance on imports. Production capacity and a commissioning date were not disclosed.