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500KV Transmission line from Dasht E Alwan to Arghandi

  • Project Client:

    Ministry of Energy and Water

  • Project Sector:

    Power Transmission

  • Project Investor:

    AWFI Bahram Trading and Mining Processing Company

  • Project Duration:

    May 13, 2024 - May 14, 2026

Introduction:

The project will construct a 500-kV transmission line about 238 km long across the Hindukush Mountain range between the northern town of Dasht-e-Alwan and Kabul, at the southern end.

Project Overview:

The project will add up to 2000 MW to the existing 300 MW of transmission capacity between northern and southern Afghanistan. The new line will transmit electricity produced domestically by hydropower and fossil fuel generation in the country's northern region, as well as accommodate power imports from neighboring Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to supply Afghanistan's domestic needs. The Project is ranked as the top priority in Afghanistan Power Sector Masterplan (2012-32) as well as in the National Energy Supply Program (NESP) of the Government of Afghanistan

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