Baghlan power station — Afghanistan

Baghlan power station is a 160 MW coal power station in Baghlan, Afghanistan. It ranks #3 of 17 Afghanistan power plants by installed capacity. In context, coal supplies about 3.0% of Afghanistan's electricity; the national grid averages 131 gCO₂/kWh (86.9% low-carbon) (2024).

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GEM_coa_baghlan_afgha.

Data provenance

Capacity and fuel are the upstream open-dataset record, not yet matched to a 2026 registry or GEM entry.

capacity: GEM GCPT; fuel: GEM GCPT

In context: how this plant compares

Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Coal plants burn pulverised coal to raise high-pressure steam for a turbine; they run as baseload but are the most carbon-intensive mainstream source and the first targeted for retirement or efficiency retrofits.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

How it compares & nearby plants

Afghanistan has 1 coal power plant in this dataset, together about 160 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Pul-e-Khumri Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 6 MW · Wilayat-e Baghlan
• North West Kabul thermal power plant · Oil · 95 MW · Kabul
• Northwest Kabul Power Plant Afghanistan · Gas · 42 MW · Kabul
• Tarakhil power station · Gas · 105 MW · Kabul
• Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 100 MW · Kabul
• Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 66 MW · Kabul

Location

Coordinates 36.180424, 68.783043 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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