Grishk Dam Explained

Grishk Dam
Dam Crosses:Helmand River
Location:Grishk, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Opening:1945
Location Map:Afghanistan

The Grishk Dam is located on a canal next to the city of Grishk in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan. It is a gravity dam with a hydroelectric power plant. About to the northeast is the Canal Intake Structure, which provides water from the Helmand River to Grishk Dam.

A 2003 technical journal noted, that the Grishk power plant was commissioned on an irrigation canal in 1945, and had two damaged and obsolete 1.2 megawatt units which would cost US$3 million to repair.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: International Commission on Large Dams. International Association for Hydraulic Research. International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage. International journal on hydropower & dams. 1 April 2011. 2003. Aqua-Media International. 99.