Naghlu Hydropower Plant

Naghlu Hydropower Plant hydroelectric overview.

Naghlu is a four-unit reservoir hydropower station on the Kabul River, east of Kabul. DABS operates the plant as a major source of domestic electricity for the capital. Successive rehabilitation programmes have restored generating units and strengthened maintenance and dam-safety arrangements.In OperationAfghanistan

At a Glance

Technical capacity

100 MW

Owner

Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat

Operator

Data coming soon

Country

Afghanistan

Location

34.641°, 69.717°

Website

Official project page

Ownership

1 record

Share	Organisation	Role	Details	Period
Unknown		Operator	DABS operates Naghlu and implemented the hydropower rehabilitation programme documented by the World Bank.	Current / not dated

Organisations

8 records

Organisations recorded as working on this asset or its project, and their role.

Organisation	Role	Details
	Historical rehabilitation financingFunding And Programme	Provided grant funding for Naghlu rehabilitation and project preparation, as documented in the programme’s financing and completion records.
	Hydropower operator and rehabilitation implementing agencyOperations Maintenance	Operates the power station and implemented the Naghlu rehabilitation programme, including generating-unit maintenance and dam-safety work.
Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat	Operator	Not set
	Historical rehabilitation supervisionEngineering Consulting And Project Management	The September 2009 report records the supervision contract signed on 18 September 2006 and its termination by the ministry in April 2009.
	Historical rehabilitation and project preparationHistorical Development Context	Managed earlier rehabilitation contracts and participated with DABS in preparing the subsequent Naghlu Hydropower Rehabilitation Project.
	Historical generating-unit rehabilitation contractorEquipment Supply	The September 2009 financing report records the 30 August 2006 rehabilitation contract with Technopromexport. A separate October 2013 announcement records a Unit 4 overhaul contract.
	Historical replacement supervision appointmentEngineering Consulting And Project Management	The September 2009 report states that the ministry asked SMEC of Australia to supervise the rehabilitation works after the previous consultant’s contract ended.
	Rehabilitation programme administration and supportFinance Insurance Legal	Administered and supervised the externally funded rehabilitation programme, including support for generating units, maintenance and dam safety.

Supplier registration

Contact page only

How suppliers get onto this project's radar: its standing register, supplier portal or contact route.

Commercial enquiries can be directed to the operator’s published company contact channel. Procurement invitations specify their own eligibility and submission requirements.

DABS-wide company contact and procurement information; the published material does not establish a Naghlu-specific standing supplier register.

Source

Capacity history

Recorded project capacity figures. Future-dated changes are shown but are not used as current capacity.

Effective	Capacity type	Capacity	Source
Current	Technical capacity	100 MW	World Bank — rated capacity reported in the 22 May 2023 rehabilitation completion report

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