The persistent heat nurtured buoyant demand for residual fuel oil and direct crude burning for power generation, as electricity consumption soared to meet air conditioning demand in the region.

为满足该地区的空调用电需求，电力消费大幅增长，持续的炎热带来了对用于发电的残渣燃料油和原油的强劲需求。

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"We don't see a direct impact of oil prices on power generation," said Mr Amin, explaining oil-fired electricity plants only accounted for around 5 per cent of global power generation today.

阿明表示：“我们并未发现油价对可再生发电有什么直接影响。”他还解释说，燃油发电厂所发电量只占如今全球发电量的5%。

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The electricity generation has already provided a direct boost to the economy with hundreds of construction jobs for Afghan citizens.

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