Mahipar Dam | |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Location | Surobi District, Kabul Province |
Coordinates | 34°33′21″N 69°28′45″E / 34.55583°N 69.47917°E |
Purpose | Electricity |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1952 |
Opening date | 1966 |
Owner(s) | Ministry of Energy and Water |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Kabul River |
Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 67 m (220 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat |
Annual generation | 40 MW |
The Mahipar Dam is located on the Kabul River next to the Kabul–Jalalabad Road in the western part of the Surobi District in Kabul Province of Afghanistan. [1] [2] [3] It is about 30 km (19 mi) away from the center of Kabul. It is a gravity dam owned and maintained by the country's Ministry of Energy and Water.
The Mahipar Dam was built in 1952 with the cooperation of Germany. [4] It has a power station with 3 turbines that produce up to 40 megawatts of electricity. [5] The power station is operated by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat. [6]
Mahipar Dam | |
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Country | Afghanistan |
Location | Surobi District, Kabul Province |
Coordinates | 34°33′21″N 69°28′45″E / 34.55583°N 69.47917°E |
Purpose | Electricity |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1952 |
Opening date | 1966 |
Owner(s) | Ministry of Energy and Water |
Dam and spillways | |
Type of dam | Gravity |
Impounds | Kabul River |
Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
Length | 67 m (220 ft) |
Elevation at crest | 1,645 m (5,397 ft) |
Power Station | |
Operator(s) | Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat |
Annual generation | 40 MW |
The Mahipar Dam is located on the Kabul River next to the Kabul–Jalalabad Road in the western part of the Surobi District in Kabul Province of Afghanistan. [1] [2] [3] It is about 30 km (19 mi) away from the center of Kabul. It is a gravity dam owned and maintained by the country's Ministry of Energy and Water.
The Mahipar Dam was built in 1952 with the cooperation of Germany. [4] It has a power station with 3 turbines that produce up to 40 megawatts of electricity. [5] The power station is operated by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat. [6]