The Ministry of Energy and Water (MoEW) says Afghanistan's water management initiatives, including the construction of a dam on the Kunar River, will not adversely affect its neighbours, particularly Pakistan.
The government should complete the construction of Machalgha Dam in Ahmadaba district of southeastern Paktia province and rebuild some parts destroyed by this year’s floods, residents say. The dam’s construction was started in the previous government, but could…
Construction work on a mosque has been completed at a cost of 200, 000 US dollars in western Herat province while construction work on a dam has been launched in central Maidan Wardak province. In Herat, the…
Reconstruction work has resumed on the Managi hydropower dam in Watapur district of eastern Kunar province after a prolonged delay and will take four months to complete. Shahabuddin Yasir, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS) chief in Kunar, told Pajhwok Afghan News their…
Acting Energy and Water Minister Mualvi Abdul Latif Mansour, who visited northern Sar-i-Pul province on Saturday, said the Sultan Ibrahim Dam would be constructed at a cost of $200 million in near future after technical surveys. Mansour visited…
A large and important tunnel as part of the Bakhshabad dam construction project has been completed in western Farah province. Work on the 530 meters long and 9 meters wide tunnel was launched four months ago by a…
Residents of northern Sar-i-Pul province welcome the signing of a contract to resume construction work on the Sultan Ibrahim water dam in near future. According to officials, the Sultan Ibrahim water dam will be constructed at a cost…
The government is yet to honor its promises regarding rehabilitation of the Chack hydro power dam in central Maidan Wardak province, complain residents. The residents of Chak district say the dam’s reconstruction works remain incomplete. The locals…
On self-help basis, residents of the Jaghori district in southern Ghazni province have started construction of a water dam that will cost 18 million afghanis. The small dam is being constructed in Zerak area of Jaghori district…
The design of the Tori Oba dam in southern Zabul province has been completed and work on the project would be launched soon, the acting water and energy minister said on Thursday. Abdul Latif Mansour made the announcement…
Local officials in northeastern Takhar province say a hydroelectric dam with the capacity of producing 30 kilowatt of electricity has been inaugurated in Yangi Qala district of the province. Mufti Mohammad Daud, Yangi Qala district chief, said that…
Local officials in eastern Laghman province say they are planning to build a water storage dam in Sangara area of Alingar district following a report by Pajhwok Afghan News about shortage of water in the area. Mulavi Mohammad…
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wedneday during the ineugation of Kamal Khan Dam in southwestern Nimroz province stressed on implementation of Helmand Water Accord, saying Afghanistan would no longer give away free water to anyone and Iran should…
Shurabak Hydroelectric Dam workers in northeastern Badakhshan province have gone on strike over not receiving their salaries for the last five months, warning not to return to their job until their wages are paid. This comes as 98…
Findings by Pajhwok show 95 percent initial work on Dahan Dara Dam in northwestern Faryab province has been completed in four years, but practical work on the mega scheme yet to start. On the other hand, the company…
Some officials on Thursday said work on Dahandara Dam in northwestern Faryab province has resumed, but others disputed the claim as deceptive. According to a Pajhwok Afghan News report, work on Dahandara irrigation dam in Pashtonkot district of…
One of the lock gates of Pul-i-Khumri hydroelectric dam in northern Baghlan province broke off immediately after water released from the reservoir to inaugurate it gates after repair, officials said Saturday. Ghulam Qader, head of Afghan Nasaji Company,…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday at the Presidential Palace on power supply to northeastern Badakhshan province and construction of a hydroelectric dam there at a cost of $631 million. A statement from the Presidential…
The hydropower dam’s spillway in the capital of northern Baghlan province is close to collapse and needs reconstruction on emergency footing, officials said on Tuesday. Abdul Qadir, the Afghan textile mill head in Baghlan Marzak-i-district, told Pajhwok Afghan…
Surveys and design work for two major dams in insecure districts of southern Helmand province have been launched, the minister of energy and water said on Tuesday. Ali Ahmad Usmani, during his trip to Helmand province, said the…
A number of residents and their representatives on Saturday demanded of the government to resume construction work on Machalgho Dam in southeastern Paktia province. They said President Ashraf Ghani had strongly promised completion of the dam, but work…
