Shah-Wa-Arus
Dam & Hydropower plant

This 75m high concrete gravity dam on the Shakardara River in Afghanistan is located some 22km from the city of Kabul. The dam with a 60m wide three-bay spillway is mainly geared towards provision of irrigation water as well as flood control and reliable year-round water supply.

Tablieh as a member of the Tablieh-Parhoon Tarh Joint Venture is the main contractor of the project in a Design-Build contract in which the design services are provided by Alborz Sazeh Company.

Location Afghanistan, Kabul Province
Client Ministry of Energy and Water of Afghanistan
Consultant Parsconsult Consulting Engineers

Scope of work:
Concrete Dam, Power Intake Structure & powerhouse
Dam height 75m
Powerhouse 21x10.1 m, 2 units each of 600 KW