Until recently, Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar received electricity for only ten hours a day. With 350 beds and international professional staff, Mirwais is the only source of advanced medical care for three million Afghans in Hilmand, Kandahar, Zabul, and Uruzgan Provinces. Thanks to the dedication of the staff of the local electric utility and to USAID’s infrastructure program, the hospital has had 24-hour power all winter. The new power comes from the Kajaki Hydropower Plant, where USAID’s repairs increased electrical generation, and supplements diesel power from generators donated and maintained by USAID, but run entirely on fuel provided by the Afghan Government. An assessment of how to best improve power distribution within Kandahar is to be completed in a few weeks. Plans are ready to install additional capacity at Kajaki, as soon as the security situation permits.