List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan
Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are used for irrigation, water supply, hydro-electric power generation or combination of these.[1] Below are a map and a chart showing some of Afghanistan's dams and reservoirs.

Location map of major reservoirs and dams

The major dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan (clickable map)


The Dahla Dam in Kandahar Province
List of major reservoirs and dams in Afghanistan
Dam | Location | Impounds | Purpose | Dam Type | Storage capacity | Height (m) |
Length (m) |
Gen. | Year Completion | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Naghlu Dam | Surobi District, Kabul Province | Kabul River | Hydroelectricity | Gravity | 550,000,000 m3 (445,892 acre⋅ft) | 110 m (361 ft) | 280 m (919 ft) | 100 MW | 1968 | [2] |
Qargha | Kabul Province | Paghman River | Reservoir | Embankment | 5,000 ha (12,000 acres) | 30 metres (98 ft) | 450 m (1,480 ft) | N/A | 1933 | |
Shah wa Arus Dam | Kabul Province | Shakardara River | Irrigation | Gravity | 180,000 m3 (146 acre⋅ft) | 75 m (246 ft) | 1.2MW | Under Construction | ||
Surobi Dam | Surobi District, Kabul Province | Kabul River | Hydroelectricity | 22.8MW | [3] | |||||
Mahipar Dam | Kabul Province | Logar River | Hydroelectricity | 66 MW | 1967 | [4][5] | ||||
Darunta Dam | Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province | Kabul River | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation | 11.5 MW | 1960 | |||||
Band-e Amir | Bamyan Province | |||||||||
Kajaki Dam | Kajaki District, Helmand Province | Helmand River | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation | Embankment | 1,715×106 m3 (1,390,373 acre⋅ft) | 100 m (328 ft) | 270 m (886 ft) | 52.5 MW | 1953 | |
Grishk Dam | Grishk District, Helmand Province | Helmand River | Hydroelectricity | Embankment | ||||||
Dahla Dam | Shah Wali Kot District, Kandahar Province | Arghandab River | Irrigation | Embankment | 55 m | 535 m | 1952 | |||
Afghan-India Friendship Dam (Salma Dam) | Chishti Sharif District, Herat Province | Hari River | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation | Embankment (earth & rock-fill) | 633×106 m3 (513,181 acre⋅ft) | 107.5 m (353 ft) | 551 m (1,808 ft) | 42 MW | 2016 | [6] |
Sardeh Band Dam | Andar District, Ghazni Province | Gardez River | Irrigation | 259,000,000 m3 (209,975 acre⋅ft) | 1967 | |||||
Band-e Sultan | Zana Khan District, Ghazni Province | Ghazni River | Irrigation | 10th Century | ||||||
Chaki Wardak Dam | Chaki Wardak District, Wardak Province | Logar River | Irrigation | 1938 | Oldest modern dam | |||||
Sar-e-Haus Dam | ||||||||||
Surkhab Dam | Logar Province | |||||||||
Kamal Khan Dam | Chahar Burjak District, Nimruz Province | Helmand River | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation | Embankment | 16 m | 2.274 km | 9 MW | 2021 | [7][8] | |
Shorabak Dam | Fayzabad District, Badakhshan Province | Kokcha River | Hydroelectricity | Gravity | 2021 | [9][10] | ||||
Bakhshabad Dam | Bala Buluk District, Farah province | Farah River | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation | 27 MW | Under Construction | [11][12] | ||||
Pashdan Dam | Karukh District, Herat province | Hari River | Hydroelectricity, Irrigation | Embankment | 2 MW | Under Construction | [13] | |||
Dams and reservoirs under construction in various parts of Afghanistan
- Aino Mina Dam and reservoir in the city of Kandahar (mainly for providing fresh water to the city residents).
- Dahan Dara Dam in northwestern Faryab Province[16]
- Kunar Dam in Surtak (approximately 300 MW)[17] in Kunar province, to be constructed in the next 12 years after 2013.[18]
- Lawari Dam in Kandahar Province[19]
- Manogi Power Dam in Kunar province, which will generate approximately 1000 MW of electricity.[20][21]
- Palto Dam in Sharana, Paktika Province[22]
- Shahtoot Dam in the Char Asiab District of Kabul Province, which will cost around $230 million to build.[23][24]
- Two dams in Baghlan Province[25] One is named Pul-e-Khumri Dam.
See also
References
- "India's Controversial Afghanistan Dams". The Diplomat. August 20, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- "Naghlu dam power output doubles to 100mw". Pajhwok Afghan News. April 21, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- "Sarobi Dam". industryabout.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Mahipar". energypedia.info. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant". globalenergyobservatory.org. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "At Afghan dam inauguration, PM promises: India will not forget you". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- "Afghanistan successfully tests water flow at major dam". Anadolu Agency. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "Water Intake Begins at Kamal Khan Dam". TOLOnews. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "Construction of Shorabak Power Dam To Utter in 3 Months". Khaama Press. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZm8MXX9sE0
- "Work continues on Bakhshabad Dam despite threat from Tehran, Fatemiyoun". SalaamTimes. October 26, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "Energy Ministry Warns Of Insecurity Around Bakhshabad Dam Project". TOLOnews. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "Pashdan Dam construction moves ahead despite Iranian sabotage efforts". SalaamTimes. August 4, 2020. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
- "Work Resumes On Construction Of Herat's Pashdan Dam". TOLOnews. December 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
- Afghan news site video (January 2019)
- https://pajhwok.com/2020/12/03/4-years-on-practical-work-on-dahan-dara-dam-yet-to-begin/
- http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/08/26/joint-dam-kunar-river-being-mulled
- http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/04/10/energy-master-plan-being-implemented
- https://pajhwok.com/2020/12/16/newly-built-dam-inaugurated-in-drought-hit-arghistan/
- https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/construction-work-on-kunars-managi-power-dam-launched-232/
- https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/06/11/residents-urge-govt-build-big-dam-kunar-river
- https://pajhwok.com/2020/12/14/work-on-paktikas-palto-dam-kicks-off
- https://www.tolonews.com/business/india-help-build-shahtoot-dam-kabul
- https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/13/afghanistans-rivers-could-be-indias-next-weapon-against-pakistan-water-wars-hydropower-hydrodiplomacy/
- http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/04/08/baghlan-hydropower-dams-being-reconstructed
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