Announcement

Construction Begins on Lashkar Gah Electrical Substation

More power from the Kajaki Dam will be available to residents and businesses in southern Afghanistan.

Lashkar Gah, Hilmand, Afghanistan | Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Photo: USAID/Afghanistan

Kajaki Dam in Hilmand Province.

In late March, USAID and the Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water began constructing a new electrical substation in Lashkar Gah, Hilmand Province. The substation will convert the voltage and current of energy produced by the hydropower plant at Kajaki Dam, enabling its use in homes and businesses. With significant amounts of additional Kajaki-generated electricity expected to flow in 2009, the new substation will increase the capacity and reliability of the current substation, which was installed in the mid-1970s. When completed, the new substation will improve the Government of Afghanistan's ability to deliver reliable electricity to residents throughout southern Afghanistan.

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