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Kajaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan — 53 MW Hydroelectric

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Kajaki Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan is a 53 MW hydro power plant located in Afghanistan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
53 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1953

Year online

Owner
Afghan National Power Company

Operator

Location
32.32, 65.12

Coordinates

Insights

#3
largest in %s
#3,120
largest %s worldwide
#12,895
largest worldwide
1953
%d yrs older than avg
1
operated by %s
2
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
53 MW
Commissioned
1953
Status
Operational
Owner
Afghan National Power Company
Country
AFG
Coordinates
32.322, 65.119
Wikipedia
Link

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,415 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
353,203 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

960
cars / year
589
homes / year
200,684
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Kajaki Hydroelectric Power Plant is a 52.5 MW hydro power plant in Afghanistan, commissioned in 1953.

Ranked #3 of 6 hydro plants in Afghanistan, this facility’s 52.5 MW represents 20.34% of Afghanistan’s total hydro capacity of 258 MW. The largest hydro plant in Afghanistan is Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant at 100 MW, making Kajaki 1.9 times smaller.

There are no nearby plants within 50 km. The facility is located in Logar Province, approximately 90 km from the nearest major city, Kabul.

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