List of power stations in Afghanistan

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This article lists power stations in Afghanistan.

Hydroelectric[edit]

Inside the power station at the Kajaki Dam in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan
Station Province Coordinates Capacity (MW) Commissioned Refs
Asadabad Kunar 0.7 1983 [1]
Chaki Wardak Maidan Wardak 3.3 1938 [2]
Darunta Nangarhar 11.2 1964 [3]
Fayzabad Badakhshan 8.4 Under construction, ~2020 [4]
Girishk Helmand 2.4 1945 [1]
Istalif Kabul 0.2 2006 [1]
Kajaki Helmand 51 1975 [1]
Mahipar Kabul 66 1967 [1] [5]
Naghlu Kabul 100 1967 [1] [6]
Puli Khumri Baghlan 4.8 1960 [1]
Salma Herat 42 2016 [1]
Surobi Kabul 22 1957 [7]

Gas[edit]

Station Province Coordinates Capacity (MW) Commissioned Ref
Mazar-i-Sharif Balkh 50 Planned, 2016 [8]
Northwest Kabul Kabul 42 1983 [9]
Bayat Gas-Fired Power Plant Sheberghan 200 2019 [10]

Oil[edit]

View of the Tarakhil power station, near Kabul, Afghanistan
Station Province Coordinates Capacity (MW) Commissioned Ref
Tarakhil Power Plant Kabul 105 2010 [11]

Solar[edit]

Station Province Coordinates Capacity (MW) Commissioned Ref
Bamyan Bamyan 1 2012 [12]
Daman] Kandahar 10 2019 [13]
Daman Kandahar 30 Under construction, ~2020 [13][14]
Kabul Kabul 0.03 2018 [15]
Kabul Kabul 20 Under construction, ~2021 [14]
Dur Baba Nangarhar 200 Under construction, ~2019 [16]
West Herat Herat 1.7 2017 [17]
Khost Khost 10 Under construction, ~2019 [18][19]

Wind[edit]

Afghanistan's first wind farm in the Panjshir Province
Station Province Coordinates Capacity (KW) Commissioned Ref
West Herat Herat 300 2017 [17]
Panjshir Valley Panjshir 75 2008 [20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Hydroelectric Power Plants in Afghanistan". Gallery. Power Plants Around The World. 12 April 2014. Archived from the original on 6 December 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Chaki Wardak Dam". www.industryabout.com.
  3. ^ "Darunta Dam". www.industryabout.com.
  4. ^ "A hydropower plant for Afghanistan".
  5. ^ "Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Gas-fired power plant a first for Afghanistan". www.powerengineeringint.com.
  9. ^ "Northwest Kabul Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Bayat Power Plant". Nsenenergybusiness. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Tarakhil Oil Power Plant". www.industryabout.com.
  12. ^ "Central Asia's Largest Off-grid Solar Power System: Bringing electricity & hope to Afghanistan". North American Clean Energy. November 20, 2014. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  13. ^ a b "Work on Kandahar solar power projects at snail's pace". Pajhwok Afghan News. December 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  14. ^ a b "Solar Power Plants To Be Inaugurated In Kabul, Kandahar". TOLOnews. July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
  15. ^ "First-ever Kabul solar energy plant goes functional". Pajhwok Afghan News. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  16. ^ "Eastern Provinces To Get Solar Energy Boost". TOLOnews. April 14, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  17. ^ a b "First-ever solar-wind power plant goes functional in Herat". Pajhwok Afghan News. September 17, 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
  18. ^ Prateek, Saumy (21 May 2018). "Afghanistan Awards 50 MW of Hybrid Solar Projects to be Developed in the Country".
  19. ^ "Afghanistan awards 50 MW of hybrid solar projects". Renewablesnow.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
  20. ^ "Afghanistan's first wind farm wins NZ award". www.scoop.co.nz. December 12, 2008.

External links[edit]

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