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] All the dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan are listed below.

The Naghlu Dam in Kabul Province of Afghanistan

Location map of major reservoirs and dams
Dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan (clickable map)
The Kajaki Dam and its spillway in Helmand Province
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) 75 MW 1968 [2]
Qargha Kabul Province Paghman River Reservoir 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 Concrete 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 40MW original capacity
Band-e Amir Bamyan Province
Kajaki Dam Helmand Province Helmand River Hydroelectricity, Irrigation 1,715×106 m3 (1,390,373 acre⋅ft) 100 m (328 ft) 270 m (886 ft) 52.5 MW 1953
Grishk Dam Helmand Province Helmand River Hydroelectricity
Dahla Dam Kandahar Province Arghandab River Irrigation 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 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 16 m 2.274 km 8 MW Phase III under construction
Zana Khan Dam
Bakhsh-Abad Dam Farah province
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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).
  • Band-e Pashdan, a $117 million project in Herat province in western Afghanistan (under construction as of 2019).[7][8]
  • Shahtoot Dam in the Char Asiab District of Kabul Province, which will cost around $230 million to build.[9][10]
  • Manogi Power Dam in Kunar province, which will generate approximately 1000 MW of electricity.[11][12]
  • Kunar Dam in Surtak (approximately 300 MW)[13] in Kunar province, to be constructed in the next 12 years after 2013.[14]
  • Two dams in Baghlan Province[15] One is named Pul-e-Khumri Dam.

See also

References
  1. "India's Controversial Afghanistan Dams". The Diplomat. August 20, 2018. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  2. "Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan". Global Energy Observatory. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  3. "Sarobi Dam". industryabout.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. "Mahipar". energypedia.info. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  5. "Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant". globalenergyobservatory.org. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  6. "At Afghan dam inauguration, PM promises: India will not forget you". indianexpress.com. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  7. "Work Resumes On Construction Of Herat's Pashdan Dam". TOLOnews. December 8, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-14.
  8. Afghan news site video (January 2019)
  9. https://www.tolonews.com/business/india-help-build-shahtoot-dam-kabul
  10. https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/11/13/afghanistans-rivers-could-be-indias-next-weapon-against-pakistan-water-wars-hydropower-hydrodiplomacy/
  11. https://wadsam.com/afghan-business-news/construction-work-on-kunars-managi-power-dam-launched-232/
  12. https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/06/11/residents-urge-govt-build-big-dam-kunar-river
  13. http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/08/26/joint-dam-kunar-river-being-mulled
  14. http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/04/10/energy-master-plan-being-implemented
  15. http://www.pajhwok.com/en/2013/04/08/baghlan-hydropower-dams-being-reconstructed
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