Kamal Khan Dam

Kamal Khan Dam is a gravity dam on the Helmand River in Chahar Burjak District of Nimruz Province in south-western Afghanistan. It is located about to the southeast of Zaranj. Work on the dam officially began in 1974, but after the 1978 Saur Revolution the project was abandoned. The work resumed in 2017 during the Presidency of Ashraf Ghani.
The hydroelectric plant produces up to 9 MW of electric power in addition to providing irrigation to about of agricultural land. Its reservoir has the capacity to store up to 52 million cubic meters of fresh water.
Kamal Khan Dam is owned and operated by Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water. Work on the second phase of the dam began on 19 April 2017. The Iranian government has often requested from the Afghan government the releases more water toward Iran.
The second phase of Kamal Khan Dam was inaugurated in March of 2021. Its third and final phase was inaugurated in February of 2025.