At least 580 enterprises ceased operations in the Afghan capital city of Kabul due to power outages, Head of Afghanistan Industries and Mines Chamber (AIMC) Sherbaz Kaminzada told Sputnik on Wednesday.

“As a result of the shutdown of enterprises, 4,500 workers lost their jobs,’’ Kaminzada said.

Earlier in January, Uzbekistan reduced the import of electricity to Afghanistan, causing a disruption of electricity supply in a number of Afghan provinces.

Uzbekistan suspended electricity exports to Afghanistan amid a large-scale power disruption in the region on Jan. 25 and restored the supply on Tuesday.

Source: (Sputnik/NAN)