Electricity supply to southern Kandahar and Helmand provinces has been cut off after the water reservoir of Kajaki Dam has declined, an official said on Friday. Mawlavi Mohammad Qasim Riaz, director of Information and Cultural Affairs Department, told…
Factory owners have suffered losses as a result of disconnection of power supply from the Kajaki dam several days ago in southern Helmand province, an official said on Saturday. The power utility said the dam’s water level decreased…
The second phase of the Kajaki Hydropower dam in southern Helmand province was inaugurated on Wednesday, which would help increase the dam’s power generation capacity from 51MW to 151MW. According to reports, earlier the Kajaki Dam produced 51MW…
The rehabilitation work on electricity supply cable from Kajaki Dame in southern Helmand province to Kandahar city has been launched, according to a statement from Da Afghanistan Breshan Shirkat (DABS) on Friday. The supply cable damaged badly…
Water level in the Kajaki Dam reservoir has surged to 52 metre after recent rain and snowfall in the country, an official said on Saturday. MawlaviAyoub, Da Afghanistan BreshnaShirkat Director (DABS) for Helmand, said the water level in…
Work on the second phase of the Kajaki dam was launched in southern Helmand province on Sunday. The second phase of the project got under way following a ceremony attended by Governor Mohammad Yaseen Khan and other officials.…
After repeated demands from the people of Nimroz province, officials in southern Helmand province have agreed to releasing water from the Kajaki Dam to the southwestern province for six days. Helmand officials made the decision after Pajhwok Afghan…
Contracts have been signed for the second phase of work on the Kajaki dam and Zameen Dawar canal in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province, the Presidential Palace announced on Tuesday. President Ashraf Ghani and Chief…
Officials on Monday said power production at the Kajaki hydropower plant in southern Helmand province was likely to be stopped because of declining water in the reservoir. Helmand power department head Nasrullah Qani told reporters in Lashkargah that…
Contract for investment in the Kajaki hydropower plant’s second phase was signed on Saturday between the Ministry of Water and Energy and a Turkish firm in the presence of President Ashraf Ghani. The contract was signed between Water…
The Ministry of Power and Energy and a Turkish firm on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand water storage and electricity production capacity of the Kajaki hydropower plant in southern Helmand province. The MoU signing…
Provincial council members on Sunday said the third turbine at the Kajaki hydropower dam could not be installed due to growing insecurity in southern Helmand province. Insecurity has increased in Kajaki and Sangin districts, bringing to a halt…
