List of power stations in Afghanistan

This page lists power stations in Afghanistan.

Hydroelectric
Inside the power station at the Kajaki Dam in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan
StationProvinceCoordinatesCapacity (MW)CommissionedRefs
AsadabadKunar0.71983[1]
Chaki WardakMaidan Wardak3.31938[2]
DaruntaNangarhar11.21964[3]
FayzabadBadakhshan8.4Under construction, ~2020[4]
GirishkHelmand2.41945[1]
IstalifKabul0.22006[1]
KajakiHelmand511975[1]
MahiparKabul661967[1] [5]
NaghluKabul1001967[1] [6]
Puli KhumriBaghlan4.81960[1]
SalmaHerat422016[1]
SurobiKabul221957[7]

Gas
StationProvinceCoordinatesCapacity (MW)CommissionedRef
Mazar-i-SharifBalkh50Planned, 2016[8]
Northwest KabulKabul421983[9]
Bayat Gas-Fired Power PlantSheberghan2002019[10]

Oil
StationProvinceCoordinatesCapacity (MW)CommissionedRef
TarakhilKabul1052010[11]

Solar
StationProvinceCoordinatesCapacity (MW)CommissionedRef
BamyanBamyan12012[12]
DamanKandahar102019[13]
DamanKandahar30Under construction, ~2020[13][14]
KabulKabul30 KW2018[15]
KabulKabul20Under construction, ~2021[14]
Dur BabaNangarhar200Under construction, ~2019[16]
West HeratHerat1.72017[17]
KhostKhost10Under construction, ~2019[18][19]

Wind
Afghanistan's first wind farm in the Panjshir Province
StationProvinceCoordinatesCapacity (KW)CommissionedRef
West HeratHerat3002017[17]
Panjshir ValleyPanjshir752008[20]

See also

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.
  3. "Darunta Dam". www.industryabout.com.
  4. https://www.kfw.de/stories/environment/renewable-energy/shorabak-hydro-power-station/
  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. "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. 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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