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Asadabad
Location: Kunar
Operator: Ministry of Energy and Water
Configuration: 2 X 350 kW
Operation: 1983
T/G supplier: ??
Quick facts: This plant was built with German assistance. Only one of
the the sets is in operation.
Photograph courtesy of US Agency for
International Development
Posted 26 Jan 2008 |
Gerishk
Location: Helmand
Operator: Ministry of Energy and Water
Configuration: 2 X 1.2 MW Francis
Operation: 1945
T/G supplier: Westinghouse
EPC: Morrison-Knudsen
Quick facts: This project was designed for three turbines but only two
were installed. Plans are in train to rebuild and expand the
facility.
Photograph by Dave Kittelson and courtesy of
NRECA International
Posted 1 Dec 2005 |
Istalif
Location: Kabul
Operator: Ministry of Energy and Water
Configuration: 200 kW
Operation: 2006
T/G supplier: ??
EPC: Korea Water Corp
Quick facts: In Nov 2006, K-water completed this minihydro plant at
Istalif, 55km north of Kabul. There are four existing RESAP microhydro
projects in the area, formerly a thriving agricultural and commercial
region devastated by the Taliban. K-water also provided operation and
management for the facility and the associated electric works for one
year.
Photograph by Mario Behling
Posted 26 Jan 2008 |
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Kajaki
Location: Afghanistan
Operator: Ministry of Energy and Water
Configuration: 2 X 16.5 MW Francis
Operation: 1975
T/G supplier: Allis Chalmers, Westinghouse
Quick facts: This plant is on the Helmand River and the plant supplies
electricity to Kandahar and Helmand.
The 100m dam is 270m
long and can store up to 1.2bn m³ of water making it the largest
multipurpose water project in the country. Kajaki
operates year-round although water flow is highly seasonal. A third turbine was in the original
design and is now under construction with electromechanical equipment from
China. Louis Berger and Black & Veatch are lead contractors. The new, $6mn
T/G set was delivered to the site in Aug 2008 by a 100-vehicle convoy
escorted by 2,000 British troops and 2,000 additional Afghan and NATO
troops on a 5-day, 180km trip. This was the largest exercise of its kind
during the Afghan conflict.
Photograph courtesy of
U.S. Agency for International Development
Posted 4 Nov 2006 |
Mahipar
Location: Kabul
Operator: Ministry of Energy and Water
Configuration: 3 X 22 MW Francis
Operation: 1967
T/G supplier: Voith, Siemens
EPC: Lahmeyer
Quick facts: This plant on the Kabul River about 40km downstream of
Kabul is one of three hydropower stations that supply most of the
capital's electricity. It has a 20m, concrete gravity dam.
Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau and others funded overhauls to the Sarobi
and Mahipar hydroelectric plants. In Dec 2003, the €16.6mn contracts were
signed with Voith Siemens Hydro. two of the three machines were repaired
and are now back online.
Photograph courtesy of US Agency for
International Development
Posted 26 Jan 2008 |
Naghlu
Location: Kabul
Operator: Ministry of Energy and Water
Configuration: 4 X 25 MW Francis
Operation: 1967
T/G supplier: Kharkov, Uralelectrotyazhmash Yekaterinburg
EPC: Technopromexport
Quick facts: This is the largest power plant in Afghanistan and is being
repaired with $30mn in funds from the Emergency Infrastructure
Reconstruction project and the IDA.
Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Energy
and Water
Posted 26 Jan 2008 |
