List of power stations in Afghanistan

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

• Energy in Afghanistan
• List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan
• List of power stations in Asia
• List of largest power stations in the world
• Bayat Power

References

1. "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. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017.
3. "Darunta Dam". www.industryabout.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017.
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. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018.
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. "Work on Kandahar solar power projects at snail's pace". Pajhwok Afghan News. December 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
14. "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. "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

• Fifty-two investors interested in Afghanistan's 2,000 MW solar energy plan (April 16, 2019).
• Afghanistan launches EoIs ahead of 2-GW solar tender (Dec. 18, 2018).
• The Power of Nature: How Renewable Energy is Changing Lives in Afghanistan (UNDP, Sept. 13, 2017).