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Project Information Sheet
Kajakai Hydro Power Plant
Kajakai – A critical component of the South East Transmission
System
Implementing Partner
Project Start Date
Anticipated Finish Date
LBG
May 2004
June 2007
Overview
In the great Helmand River Valley of South Eastern
Afghanistan, stands a rock fill dam, bearing testimony to the commitment that USAID has had over time to the development of Afghanistan, and the alleviation of acute regional poverty. This commitment evolved during the late
1940’s with the construction of essential irrigation facilities and supportive infrastructure in the Helmand and
Arghandab River Valleys. It soon translated into the construction of a regionally vital reservoir storage dam on the Helmand River in the early 1950’s, the Kajakai
Multipurpose Project, which integrates a numbe r of extremely essential water storage and release functions, including: §
The generation of additional hydroelectric ener gy at the Kajakai Hydro Power Plant facilities
§
Provision of water for both potable and industrial use to numerous communities situated in the Helmand
River Valley downstream from the Kajakai Dam
§
The reduction of flooding on the Helmand River and mitigatio n of consequential damage to hydraulic structures constructed on downstream river reaches serving vital irrigation facilities
In 1975, USAID commissioned the initial installation of two
16.5 MW generating units in a powerhouse constructed at the toe of the dam. This first stage powerhouse was actually constructed to house three equa lly sized units.
The provision of irrigation water to extensive agricultural lands in the Helmand River Valley downstrea m from the existing Kajakai Dam
§
implementation of Kajakai’s downstream irrigation facilities. The Bureau’s team of experts was in residence over a two and one-half year period. This in tense support was undertaken in an effort to facilitate establishing
agricultural
Kajakai Hydro Power Plant
Kajakai – A critical component of the South East Transmission
System
Implementing Partner
Project Start Date
Anticipated Finish Date
LBG
May 2004
June 2007
Overview
In the great Helmand River Valley of South Eastern
Afghanistan, stands a rock fill dam, bearing testimony to the commitment that USAID has had over time to the development of Afghanistan, and the alleviation of acute regional poverty. This commitment evolved during the late
1940’s with the construction of essential irrigation facilities and supportive infrastructure in the Helmand and
Arghandab River Valleys. It soon translated into the construction of a regionally vital reservoir storage dam on the Helmand River in the early 1950’s, the Kajakai
Multipurpose Project, which integrates a numbe r of extremely essential water storage and release functions, including: §
The generation of additional hydroelectric ener gy at the Kajakai Hydro Power Plant facilities
§
Provision of water for both potable and industrial use to numerous communities situated in the Helmand
River Valley downstream from the Kajakai Dam
§
The reduction of flooding on the Helmand River and mitigatio n of consequential damage to hydraulic structures constructed on downstream river reaches serving vital irrigation facilities
In 1975, USAID commissioned the initial installation of two
16.5 MW generating units in a powerhouse constructed at the toe of the dam. This first stage powerhouse was actually constructed to house three equa lly sized units.
The provision of irrigation water to extensive agricultural lands in the Helmand River Valley downstrea m from the existing Kajakai Dam
§
implementation of Kajakai’s downstream irrigation facilities. The Bureau’s team of experts was in residence over a two and one-half year period. This in tense support was undertaken in an effort to facilitate establishing
agricultural