Darunta Dam

Darunta Dam
Location	Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan
Construction began	1960
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kabul River

Coordinates: 34°29′5″N 70°21′48″E / 34.48472°N 70.36333°E / 34.48472; 70.36333 The Darunta Dam is a hydroelectric power dam located on the Kabul River, approximately 7 km west of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan.

Darunta Dam was constructed by Soviet Union (USSR) companies in the early 1960’s and contains three vertical Kaplan (6 blade propeller) units with rated output of 3.85 MW each. Originally, the dam supplied 40 to 45 megawatts of electrical power^[1] but silting and damage to the system during the Afghan civil war was has reduced its actual output to 11.5 megawatts. The plant is currently in very poor condition and requires major rehabilitation including possible replacement of all three turbines^[2].

ANHAM was contracted by USAID to perform the rehabilitation of the Darunta Hydroelectric Power Plant. Rehabilitation is currently in progress.^[3] Expected completion date is 31 Jan 2012.

See also

• List of dams and reservoirs in Afghanistan

References

1. ^ http://www.urd.org/fr/activites/recherche/fichiers/LRRD/Urban/LRRD_Article_Urban_devt_Jalalabad_RM.pdf
2. ^ https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=1654dcd5eb059801b5c75ba8a16e391e&_cview=1&cck=1&au=&ck=
3. ^ http://www.anham.com/projects/current.asp