Algorand Powers 30% of All Electric Bills in Afghanistan Paid via HesabPay

• Algorand said 30% of Afghanistan’s electricity bills are paid through HesabPay on its blockchain. 
• Algorand’s CSMO Marc Vanlerberghe made it clear that this isn’t a test or a demo.
• In 2025, over a million Afghans got humanitarian payments through HesabPay.

The Algorand Foundation reported that 30% of Afghanistan’s electricity bills are paid using the Algorand blockchain through HesabPay. The number illustrates one of the biggest real‑world blockchain payment applications in a developing country.

At the Nordic Blockchain Conference, Algorand’s Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer, Marc Vanlerberghe, made it clear that this isn’t a test or a demo, but a live, large‑scale deployment in a country where about 80% of people still don’t have access to traditional banking.

The 30% is a rather notable number because if blockchain is handling utility payments at t…

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