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Activities

Afghan Clean Energy Project (ACEP)

Solar Power Energizes Clinic

12 January 2012 | Kabul, Afghanistan

A new solar-powered electric system, water heater, and refrigerator at the Deh Sabz clinic have improved the services and systems it offers people of the surrounding district.

The Future is Blowing in the Wind

26 December 2011 | Parwan, Afghanistan

By some estimates, Afghanistan has enough wind potential to meet one-third of the country’s future energy USAID/ACEP/Robert Foster A 50-meter meteorological...

Solar Power Lights the Path

19 December 2011 | Wardak, Afghanistan

The installation of 26 new solar streetlights in Sayed Abad’s district center enables people to move around safely after dark and permits shopkeepers to keep their stores open later at night.

Lighting Up the Night in Fayzabad

9 December 2011 | Badakhshan, Afghanistan

Besides reducing the municipality’s need for costly diesel fuel, the solar lights will improve air quality, reduce crime, facilitate nighttime traffic, extend market hours along the roadway, and improve security for Fayzabad’s citizens.

New Solar Water Pump for University

15 November 2011 | Kapisa, Afghanistan

A new solar-powered pump has replaced a gasoline unit at Al Buroni University and is providing 40 cubic meters of water a day for irrigation of the university’s research farms.

Pumping Up Solar Power

2 November 2011 | Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID/ACEP BEFORE While it is good exercise for young muscles, this manual pump was unable to provide enough water for the drinking, sanitary, and...

Tirin Kot Residents Enjoy Nightlife

17 August 2011 | Uruzgan, Afghanistan

ACEP/Zularistan/USAID A row of completed streetlights along the roadside in Tirin Kot. Uruzgan province in Afghanistan’s south-central region is the birthplace of Mullah...

Announcements

USAID Pilots a Solar Solution for Afghanistan’s Nomads

15 December 2009 | Nangargar Province, Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Kuchi nomads have been identified by the United Nations as one of the country’s largest vulnerable populations. There are reportedly three million Kuchis in...

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22 May 2013

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