Kamal Khan Dam

Kamal Khan Dam (Persian: بند کمال خان,Pashto: کمال خان بند) is a hydroelectric and irrigation dam project on the Helmand River in Chahar Burjak District of Nimruz Province in south-western Afghanistan.

[2][3][4] The hydroelectric plant produces 9 MW of electric power in addition to providing irrigation to about 175,000 hectares (430,000 acres) of agricultural land.

[2][5] Its reservoir has the capacity to store up to 52 million cubic meters of fresh water.

[6] Work on the 3rd phase of the dam began on 19 April 2017 by President Ashraf Ghani and members of his administration.

[10][11][12] Kamal Khan Dam was inaugurated by President Ashraf Ghani on 24 March 2021.