More waste

This time it's Afghanistan and an electrical plant we paid for. The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction says that the plant, Tarakhil, which cost $335,000,000, is at risk of ‘catastrophic failure’. It does not run very much, it's at less than 1% of its capacity. Because it does not run constantly, the plant “has resulted in more frequent starts and stops, which place greater wear and tear on the machinery.” Strangely, the plant can only run on diesel fuel, which is expensive and and dangerous to transport in Afghanistan.