List of power stations in Afghanistan

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This article lists power stations in Afghanistan.

Hydroelectric[]

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[]

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[]

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

Solar[]

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[]

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[]

References[]

  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. ^ business, Saumy is a senior staff reporter with MercomIndia com covering; Mercom, energy news since 2016 Prior to; Journalism, Saumy was a copy editor at Thomson Reuters Saumy earned his Bachelors Degree in; Prateek, Mass Communication from the Manipal Institute of Communication at Manipal University More articles from 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. ^ Friday; December 2008, 12; NZ, 11:19 am Press Release: Sustainable Electricity Association. "Afghanistan's first wind farm wins NZ award - Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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