Pashdan Dam

The Pashdan Dam, also known as Band-e Pashdan, is located about to the northeast of Herat, Afghanistan, in the Karukh District of Herat Province. It is an embankment dam with a canal network. Its power station became operational in 2025. The dam is capable of producing up to 2 megawatts of electricity and provide irrigation water to over of agriculture land. Its reservoir can store up to 54 million cubic meters of water.
Work on the $117 million Pashdan Dam project began by Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water in 2011, during the tenure of then-Minister Ismail Khan. After the project was nearly completed, the Pashdan Dam has suddenly become a popular recreation area. It is the second-largest dam in Herat Province after the Salma Dam.