North West Kabul thermal power plant — Afghanistan
Oil power plant in Kabul, Afghanistan. Approximate location 34.71811, 69.307594.
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North West Kabul thermal power plant is a 95 MW oil power plant in Kabul, Afghanistan. It is operated by Ministry of Energy and Water (Afghanistan). Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 71k homes (estimated). It ranks #7 of 17 Afghanistan power plants by installed capacity. In context, oil supplies about 10.1% 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 GOGPT_northwestkabul_afghan.
Data status
Known data
Calculated from dataset
Not available
Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.
Data provenance
Source of the capacity and fuel values:
capacity: GEM · 2026 · L100001047131; fuel: GEM GOGPT
In context: how this plant compares
Technically it is described as Steam. Oil-fired plants burn heavy fuel oil or diesel, usually as peaking or backup capacity on islands and grids without gas pipelines; high fuel cost keeps their utilisation low.
Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.
Owner
Operated by Ministry of Energy and Water (Afghanistan).
Climate zone & how it works
This oil plant burns oil or diesel to drive turbines or reciprocating engines. It sits in a warm-summer Mediterranean continental climate (Köppen Dsb) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 34.7°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.
Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with thermal cycling the leading environmental stress.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby plants
Afghanistan has 1 oil power plant in this dataset, together about 95 MW of capacity.
Nearby power plants
- Tarakhil power station · Gas · 105 MW · Kabul
- Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 66 MW · Kabul
- Northwest Kabul Power Plant Afghanistan · Gas · 42 MW · Kabul
- Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 100 MW · Kabul
- Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 22 MW · Kabul
- Nangarhar (Darunta) Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 11.6 MW · Nangarhar
Location
Coordinates 34.71811, 69.307594 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of power plant is North West Kabul thermal power plant?
North West Kabul thermal power plant is a 95 MW oil power plant in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Who operates North West Kabul thermal power plant?
North West Kabul thermal power plant is operated by Ministry of Energy and Water (Afghanistan).