USAID and the Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) held an appreciation ceremony at the Tarakhil Power Plant during the first week of May to thank key individuals and organizations for their contributions to the completion of the project.
The plant plays an important role in the delivery of electricity to Kabul and surrounding areas, supplying up to 20 percent of peak power usage during the winter daily peak. In total, the plant produces 105 megawatts of electricity for the Kabul area, an amount capable of providing power to 1.5 million citizens. The plant also houses a state-of-the-art control room to monitor operations. Twenty-eight engineers from Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS – Afghanistan’s national electricity corporation) are participating in training programs to manage the plant when it is handed over by USAID.
Among those receiving certificates awarded by the Deputy Minister of MEW were the chief operating officer of DABS and the MEW planning director, who paid special tribute to the hard work required to complete the project. “This is not for me,” she said, “but for all of the people who have worked as a team to build this power plant.”