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Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan — 22 MW Hydroelectric

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Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan is a 22 MW hydro power plant located in Afghanistan. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
22 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1979

Year online

Owner
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat

Operator

Location
34.59, 69.78

Coordinates

Insights

#5
largest in %s
#4,307
largest %s worldwide
#18,560
largest worldwide
1979
%d yrs older than avg
2
operated by %s
4
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
22 MW
Commissioned
1979
Status
Operational
Owner
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat
Country
AFG
Coordinates
34.587, 69.776

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
1,850 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
148,009 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

402
cars / year
247
homes / year
84,096
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant is a 22 MW hydroelectric facility in Afghanistan. It ranks #4 of 6 hydro plants in the country and is operated since its commissioning.

This plant accounts for 8.53% of Afghanistan’s total hydro capacity of 258 MW. The largest hydro plant in Afghanistan is Naghlu Dam at 100 MW, making Sarobi Dam 4.5 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant (100 MW, Hydro) and Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant (66 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Kabul Province, approximately 35 km east of Kabul city.

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