Mahipar Dam


The Mahipar Dam is located on the Kabul River next to the Kabul–Jalalabad Road in the western part of the Surobi [District, Kabul|Surobi District] in Kabul Province of Afghanistan. It is about away from the center of Kabul. It is a gravity dam owned and maintained by the country's Ministry of [Energy and Water].
The Mahipar Dam was built in 1952 with the cooperation of Germany. It has a list of [power stations in Afghanistan|power station] with 3 turbines that produce up to 40 megawatts of electricity. The power station is operated by Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat.