Kamal Khan Dam

Kamal Khan Dam (Pashto: د کمال خان بند‎), is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam project located on the Helmand River in Chahar Burjak District of Nimruz Province in south-western Afghanistan. Construction work on the Kamal khan dam was launched in 1974 but after the death of the Mohammad Daoud Khan president of Afghanistan, work on the dam was stopped.[1]

Kamal Khan dam
Location of Kamal Khan dam in Afghanistan
CountryAfghanistan
LocationChahar Burjak District, Nimruz Province
Coordinates30°21′0″N 61°55′0″E
PurposeIrrigation and hydropower
StatusThird phase (Main dam and control Dam) is in progress
Construction began1974
Owner(s)Ministry of Energy and water, Afghanistan
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarthen Dam
ImpoundsHelmand River
Height16 m
Length2.274Km main dam
Elevation at crest532
Width (crest)9m (changing)
Width (base)90m (changing)
Spillway typeOgee
Annual generation9 GWh

The hydroelectric plant produces 8 MW of power in addition to providing irrigate more than 174000 hectares[2] hectares of agricultural land.[3] The power plant will produce 9 megawatts of electricity.[4] Iranian government is putting pressure of Afghan government to release water toward Iran.[5]

Phases 1 and 2 of the construction ended in 1966 and 2011.[6] Work on the 3rd phase of the dam began on 19 April 2017 by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

References
  1. Work on Kamal Khan Dam phase-III
  2. "Concrete work on Kamal Khan dam's 3rd phase begins". www.pajhwok.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  3. of Afghanistan=29 April 2017 "Contract for construction of third phase of Kamal Khan Dam to be signed soon" Check |url= value (help).
  4. "Kamal Khan Water Dam entangled in challenges from neighbors". The Frontier Post. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  5. Rasmussen, Sune Engel (22 March 2017). "Dam project promises water – but also conflict – for dusty Afghan border lands". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  6. News, Ariana. "Kamal Khan Water Dam entangled in challenges from Neighbors". ariananews.af. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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