Kamal Khan Dam
| Kamal Khan dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kamal Khan dam in Afghanistan | |
| Country | Afghanistan |
| Location | Chahar Burjak District, Nimruz Province |
| Coordinates | 30°21′0″N 61°55′0″E / 30.35000°N 61.91667°E |
| Purpose | Irrigation and hydropower |
| Status | Third phase (Main dam and control Dam) is in progress |
| Construction began | 1974 |
| Owner(s) | Ministry of Energy and water, Afghanistan |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthen Dam |
| Impounds | Helmand River |
| Height | 16 m |
| Length | 2.274Km main dam |
| Elevation at crest | 532 |
| Width (crest) | 9m (changing) |
| Width (base) | 90m (changing) |
| Spillway type | Ogee |
| Annual generation | 9 GWh |
Kamal Khan Dam (Pashto: د کمال خان بند), is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam project located on the Helmand River in Chahar Burjak District of Nimruz Province in south-western Afghanistan. Construction work on the Kamal khan dam was launched in 1974 but after the death of the Mohammad Daoud Khan president of Afghanistan, work on the dam was stopped[1].
The hydroelectric plant produces 8 MW of power in addition to providing irrigate 100,000 hectares of agricultural land.[2]
Work on III phas of the dam was opened on 19 April 2017 by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
