The Hydrocarbons Law 2009 has been enacted pursuant to Article 9 of the Constitution of Afghanistan to regulate the affairs related to determining State ownership and control over Hydrocarbons, the preservation, utilization, and granting of concession rights, the execution of Contracts, exploration activities, and the development and production of oil and gas.

The ANDS reflects the government’s vision, principles and goals for Afghanistan which builds on its commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals by 2020 and the implementation of the Afghanistan Compact benchmarks...The ANDS establishes the Government’s strategy and defines the policies, programs and projects that will be implemented over the five years and the means for effectively implementing, monitoring and evaluating these actions.

National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) commenced as a joint initiative of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in 2002, with the goal of reducing poverty and diversifying livelihoods. NABDP's third phase (2009-2015) of implementation focused on local institutions, productive infrastructure and reintegration. The National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) 2015 Annual Report reports that around 100 infrastructure projects were implemented in 2015, providing communities (175,941 households) with improved access to electricity, transport, safe water, public buildings, irrigation and disaster mitigation measures.

The Central Asia-South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project (CASA-1000) aims to facilitate electricity trade between hydropower surplus countries in Central Asia and electricity deficient countries in South Asia by putting in place the commercial and institutional arrangements and the transmission infrastructure required for this trade. The four countries participating in the project – Afghanistan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan and Tajikistan – will therefore implement individual Community Support Programs (CSPs) in each country. The Purpose of the Environmental and Social Management Framework provides for early identification of potential adverse impacts, without the requirement of rigorous analysis through quantification, and also provides broad guidance for their effective mitigation. The aim of these programs would be to increase the shared prosperity associated with the project for communities along the CASA-1000 corridor. The project consists of four components namely: (i) Community grants for (economic infrastructure) sub-projects; (ii) Community Mobilization of CDCs to plan, implement and maintain infrastructure; (iii) Project implementation support; and (iv) Communications & Outreach.

An Executive Order enabling the private sector participation in the exploration, development, utilization and commercialization of ocean, solar and wind energy resources for power generation and other energy uses.

An Executive Order directing the immediate implementation of additional energy conservation measures.

An Executive Order directing the immediate implementation of an Energy Conservation Program.

An Executive Order to institutionalize the Energy Conservation Inter-agency Committee.

An Executive Order for the creation of the Energy Coordinating Council.

An Executive Order to create the Energy Regulatory Board.