To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what projects his Department has implemented to improve the availability of electricity to local nationals in Southern Afghanistan; and how much money was spent on such projects in each year since 2005. (170816)

Over 2006-08, DFID committed £7 million to Quick Impact Projects (QIPs) in Helmand for reconstruction and development projects.

In 2006-07, as a QIPs project, we allocated £15,000 to fix three electricity generators in Sangin District in Helmand Province. This provided immediate access to electricity for approximately 500 homes in the district.