Energy in Afghanistan

[3] Afghanistan currently generates around 600 megawatts (MW) of electricity from its several hydroelectric plants as well as using fossil fuel and solar panels.

[4] Due to the large influx of expats from neighboring Pakistan and Iran, Afghanistan may require as much as 7,000 MW of electricity in the coming years.

[37][38] Discussions on electricity supplies began in 2006, and then the construction of a 442-kilometre (275 mi) high voltage transmission line from Uzbekistan to Afghanistan was completed in 2008.

It runs from Kabul through five Afghan provinces towards the country's border with Uzbekistan, and connects to the Uzbek electricity transmission system.

[50] Bayat Power, established in 2016, has played a crucial role in enhancing Afghanistan's electricity production using domestic natural gas.

Its facility in Sheberghan, Jowzjan Province—operational since November 2019—is the first modern natural gas power plant in the country in over four decades.

The plant, powered by an advanced SGT-A45[51] gas turbine developed with Siemens Energy, produces reliable electricity for over 200,000 customers.

By 2024, Bayat Power had generated over 1 billion kWh of electricity, contributing to energy security and reducing reliance on imports.

[52] Although China has agreed to provide technical assistance for coal-powered plants, there are no solid commitments due to a lack of infrastructure and the global shift away from coal as a legacy power source.

[64] Bayat Power,[65][66][67][68][69] established in 2016, has played a crucial role in enhancing Afghanistan's electricity production using domestic natural gas.

Its facility in Sheberghan, Jowzjan Province—operational since November 2019—is the first modern natural gas power plant in the country in over four decades.

The plant, powered by an advanced SGT-A45[70] gas turbine developed with Siemens Energy, produces reliable electricity for hundreds thousands of customers.

By 2024, Bayat Power had generated over 1 billion kWh of electricity,[71] contributing to energy security and reducing reliance on imports.

[72] Although China has agreed to provide technical assistance for coal-powered plants, there are no solid commitments due to a lack of infrastructure and the global shift away from coal as a legacy power source.

[80][81][82][83] An area of vast untapped potential lies in the heat energy locked inside the earth in the form of magma or dry, hot rocks.

The technology currently exists to provide low-cost electricity from Afghanistan's geothermal resources, which are located in the main axis areas of the Hindu Kush.

The majority of electricity in Afghanistan is imported.
The Naghlu Dam is one of the largest dams in Afghanistan , which provides some electricity to Kabul Province , Nangarhar Province and Kapisa Province .
Inside the hydroelectric power station at the Kajaki Dam in the southern Helmand Province of Afghanistan
So far, Afghanistan's New Energy Administration has commissioned 72 solar projects worth $ 345 million.
Afghanistan's first wind farm in the Panjshir Province .