Naghlu Dam

{{Short description|Dam in Kabul, Afghanistan}}

{{Infobox dam

| name = Naghlu Dam
نغلو برېښناکوټ

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| image = Jalalabad dam.jpg

| image_caption = Aerial view of Naghlu Dam in 2003

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| location_map = Afghanistan

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| coordinates = {{coord|34|38|28|N|69|43|01|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| country = Afghanistan

| location = Surobi District, Kabul Province

| status = O

| construction_began = 1960

| opening = 1968

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| dam_type = Gravity

| dam_height = {{Convert|110|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant |url=http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/40534 |publisher=Global Energy Observatory |accessdate=7 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130816061515/http://globalenergyobservatory.org/geoid/40534 |archive-date=16 August 2013 |url-status=live }}{{cite book|title=Природа|year=1912|publisher=Академия наук СССР|page=93|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EDsDAAAAIAAJ&q=%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%83+%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B|access-date=2016-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707073239/http://books.google.com/books?id=EDsDAAAAIAAJ&q=%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%83+%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B&dq=%D0%9D%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%BB%D1%83+%D0%BF%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D1%8B&hl=en&sa=X&ei=U0sxT4OTK6T10gGHqJzvBw&ved=0CFkQ6AEwBw|archive-date=2014-07-07|url-status=live}}

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| dam_length = {{Convert|280|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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| dam_crosses = Kabul River

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| res_capacity_total = {{Convert|550000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}

| res_capacity_active = {{Convert|375000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}

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| res_elevation = {{Convert|1190|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}

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| plant_hydraulic_head = {{Convert|61|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} (nominal)

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| plant_commission = 1967

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| plant_turbines = 4 × 25 MW Francis-type{{cite web |title=Hydroelectric Power Plants in Afghanistan |url=http://www.industcards.com/hydro-afghanistan.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121206003627/http://www.industcards.com/hydro-afghanistan.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=6 December 2012 |publisher=IndustCards |accessdate=7 February 2012 }}

| plant_capacity = 100 MW

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The Naghlu Dam ({{langx|ps|نغلو برېښناکوټ}}) is a gravity dam on the Kabul River in Surobi District of Kabul Province in Afghanistan. It is located {{Convert|40|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of the nation's capital Kabul. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectricity production. The dam supports a power station with a design capacity of 100 MW of electricity. It is connected to the national grid, and is the largest power plant in the country. It provides electricity to about 100,000 households in the Kabul region.

The Naghlu Dam is {{Convert|110|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall, {{Convert|280|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} long and its reservoir has a storage capacity of {{Convert|550000000|m3|acre.ft|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|title=Modernization of HPP 'Naghlu'|url=http://www.tpe.ru/TPE-File/new-projects/Naglu-HPP.pdf|publisher=Technopromexport|accessdate=7 February 2012|language=Russian|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105190753/http://www.tpe.ru/TPE-File/new-projects/Naglu-HPP.pdf|archivedate=5 November 2010}} The dam and its reservoir are managed by the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water. Its power station is operated by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat.{{cite web|title=Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat|url=https://www.usea.org/sites/default/files/event-/DABS%20Overview.pdf|year=2014|publisher=United States Energy Association (USEA)|accessdate=2019-04-17}}

Construction of Naghlu Dam was financed and supervised by the Soviet Union between January 1960 and 1968. The first generator was commissioned in 1967. After the 1992 collapse of the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan, the power station was used by supporters of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar as a tool to deprive Kabul of electricity.{{cite book|last=Adamec|first=Ludwig W.|title=Historical dictionary of Afghanistan|year=2012|publisher=Scarecrow Press|location=Lanham, Md.|isbn=978-0-8108-7815-0|page=306|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AAHna6aqtX4C&q=Naghlu+1960&pg=PA306|edition=4th|access-date=2016-10-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707071840/http://books.google.com/books?id=AAHna6aqtX4C&pg=PA306&lpg=PA306&dq=Naghlu+1960#v=onepage&q=Naghlu%201960&f=false|archive-date=2014-07-07|url-status=live}} The power station fell into disrepair during the late 1990s, which provided very little electricity. After the 2001 U.S.-led invasion only two generators were operational.

In August 2006, the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water awarded the Russian company Technopromexport a $32.5 million contract to rehabilitate the two inoperable generators and replace the transformers.{{cite web|title=Technopromexport put into operation the first hydroelectric hydroelectric Naghlu in Afghanistan|url=http://energo-news.ru/archives/29907|publisher=Energy News|accessdate=2012-02-07|language=Russian|date=9 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520181939/http://energo-news.ru/archives/29907|archive-date=20 May 2013|url-status=live}} The first of the two became operational in September 2010 and the transformers were replaced by early 2012. The rehabilitation was funded by the World Bank. The second unit became operational by April 2018.{{cite news|title=Naghlo Dam Turbines Up And Running|url=http://prod.tolonews.com/business/naghlo-dam-turbines-and-running|publisher=TOLOnews|date=April 12, 2018|accessdate=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421160657/http://prod.tolonews.com/business/naghlo-dam-turbines-and-running|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live}} In January 2016, the World Bank granted Afghanistan $83 million dollars in aid to completely rebuild the Naghlu Dam.{{cite news|title=WB to provide $128 grant for Naghlu dam, water management|url=https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/01/24/wb-provide-128-grant-naghlu-dam-water-management|publisher=Pajhwok Afghan News|date=January 24, 2016|accessdate=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421162201/https://www.pajhwok.com/en/2016/01/24/wb-provide-128-grant-naghlu-dam-water-management|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Afghanistan Resurrects its Largest Hydropower Plant Toward a Brighter Future|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/05/14/largest-plant-restarts-operations-in-first-step-developing-afghanistan-hydropower|publisher=World Bank|date=May 14, 2018|accessdate=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421160657/https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2018/05/14/largest-plant-restarts-operations-in-first-step-developing-afghanistan-hydropower|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live}} As of April 2019, all four generators of the Naghlu power station are operating.{{cite news|title=Naghlu dam power output doubles to 100mw|url=https://www.pajhwok.com/en/|publisher=Pajhwok Afghan News|date=April 21, 2019|accessdate=2019-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190421220014/https://www.pajhwok.com/en/|archive-date=April 21, 2019|url-status=live}}