Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan

Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan is a 22 MW hydro power plant in Kabul, Afghanistan. It ranks #13 of 17 Afghanistan power plants by installed capacity. As a non-combustion source, it has no direct CO₂ emissions from generation. In context, hydro supplies about 75.8% 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 GEODB0040535.

Data provenance

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

capacity: WRI GPPD; fuel: WRI GPPD

In context: how this plant compares

At 22 MW, Sarobi Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan is below the median hydro plant in Afghanistan (33 MW). Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Hydropower converts the energy of falling or flowing water into electricity; output depends on rainfall and reservoir level, and large dams also provide grid balancing and storage.

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

How it compares & nearby plants

The #4 largest hydro power plant of 6 in Afghanistan by capacity.

Afghanistan has 6 hydro power plants in this dataset, together about 239 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

• Naghlu Dam Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 100 MW · Kabul
• Mahipar Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 66 MW · Kabul
• Tarakhil power station · Gas · 105 MW · Kabul
• North West Kabul thermal power plant · Oil · 95 MW · Kabul
• Nangarhar (Darunta) Hydroelectric Power Plant Afghanistan · Hydro · 11.6 MW · Nangarhar
• Northwest Kabul Power Plant Afghanistan · Gas · 42 MW · Kabul

Location

Coordinates 34.5865, 69.7757 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

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