The agreement builds on the success of AKAH’s Water and Sanitation Extension Programme (WASEP)  to improve access to safe drinking water in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Pamir Energy has won the 2017 International Ashden Award for Increasing Energy Access for its work bringing hydro power to 220,000 people in East Tajikistan and 35,000 people in North Afghanistan, as well as to many businesses, schools, and health centres.