Bakhshabad Dam | |
Location Map: | Afghanistan |
Location Map Relief: | 1 |
Country: | Afghanistan |
Location: | Bala Buluk District, Farah Province |
Purpose: | Irrigation and electricity |
Construction Began: | 2023 |
Cost: | $430 million[1] |
Owner: | Ministry of Energy and Water |
Dam Crosses: | Farah River |
The Bakhshabad Dam, referred to as Band-e Bakhshabad in Dari and Bakhshabad Band in Pashto, is located on the Farah River in the Bala Buluk District of Farah Province in western Afghanistan.[2] The dam is currently under construction by the Ministry of Energy and Water with assistance of workers from Turkey.
After all work is completed, its power station will be able to produce up to 27 megawatts of electricity. The reservoir of the dam will store over 1,360 million cubic meters of water, which could irrigate up to of agriculture land.[3] [4]