List of power stations in Afghanistan
Appearance
This article lists power stations in Afghanistan.
Hydroelectric
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Station | Province | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Refs |
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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
[edit]Station | Province | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Ref |
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Mazar-i-Sharif | Balkh | 50 | Planned, 2016 | [8] | |
Northwest Kabul | Kabul | 42 | 1983 | [9] | |
Bayat Gas-Fired Power Plant | Sheberghan | 200 | 2019 | [10] |
Oil
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Station | Province | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Ref |
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Tarakhil Power Plant | Kabul | 105 | 2010 | [11] |
Solar
[edit]Station | Province | Coordinates | Capacity (MW) | Commissioned | Ref |
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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
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Station | Province | Coordinates | Capacity (KW) | Commissioned | Ref |
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West Herat | Herat | 300 | 2017 | [17] | |
Panjshir Valley | Panjshir | 75 | 2008 | [20] |
See also
[edit]- Energy in Afghanistan
- List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan
- List of power stations in Asia
- List of largest power stations in the world
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chaki Wardak Dam". www.industryabout.com.
- ^ "Darunta Dam". www.industryabout.com.
- ^ "A hydropower plant for Afghanistan".
- ^ "Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
- ^ "Gas-fired power plant a first for Afghanistan". www.powerengineeringint.com.
- ^ "Northwest Kabul Power Plant". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Bayat Power Plant". Nsenenergybusiness. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Tarakhil Oil Power Plant". www.industryabout.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Work on Kandahar solar power projects at snail's pace". Pajhwok Afghan News. December 25, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- ^ a b "Solar Power Plants To Be Inaugurated In Kabul, Kandahar". TOLOnews. July 9, 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-10.
- ^ "First-ever Kabul solar energy plant goes functional". Pajhwok Afghan News. May 22, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
- ^ "Eastern Provinces To Get Solar Energy Boost". TOLOnews. April 14, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ a b "First-ever solar-wind power plant goes functional in Herat". Pajhwok Afghan News. September 17, 2017. Retrieved 2019-04-02.
- ^ Prateek, Saumy (21 May 2018). "Afghanistan Awards 50 MW of Hybrid Solar Projects to be Developed in the Country".
- ^ "Afghanistan awards 50 MW of hybrid solar projects". Renewablesnow.com. 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2019-04-27.
- ^ "Afghanistan's first wind farm wins NZ award". www.scoop.co.nz. December 12, 2008.
External links
[edit]- 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).