Solar & wind farms in Afghanistan
Every utility-scale solar park and wind farm in Afghanistan tracked by Global Energy Monitor: operating, under construction and planned.
Solar PVOnshore windOffshore windCSPBuilding / planned
Afghanistan has 85 MW of utility-scale solar and wind capacity in operation across 76 tracked facilities, ranking #127 of 222 countries in this atlas.
Solar dominates: 100% of the operating capacity (85 MW) comes from solar parks, against 0 MW of wind.
The pipeline is substantial: 80 MW under construction and 200 MW in pre-construction or announced, equal to 329% of today’s operating fleet.
About 34 MW (40%) of the operating capacity started up in 2021 or later; the busiest year was 2019, with 36 MW commissioned.
The largest concentrations are in Kandahar Province (38 MW), Kabul (23 MW), Kandahar (10 MW).
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See also: Afghanistan energy profile for the electricity mix, carbon intensity and history.
Capacity commissioned per year
Operating facilities by first start year (MW). Projects without a known start year are not included.
Largest operating solar & wind farms in Afghanistan
Map →| Facility | Type | Capacity | Since | Region | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naghlu solar farm | Solar PV | 23 MW | 2026 | Kabul | 77 Construction Contracting & Trading Co |
| Daman (Afghanistan) solar project | Solar PV | 14 MW | 2019 | Kandahar Province | — |
| Kandahar (77) solar farm | Solar PV | 12 MW | 2015 | Kandahar Province | 77 Construction Contracting & Trading Co |
| Kandahar (Zularistan) solar farm | Solar PV | 12 MW | 2019 | Kandahar Province | Zularistan Ltd |
| Kandahar solar farm | Solar PV | 10 MW | 2019 | Kandahar | Dynasty Oil & Gas PVT LTD (DYNASTY) |
| Kang solar project | Solar PV | 9.1 MW | 2024 | Nimruz Province | — |
| Jalalabad solar project | Solar PV | 1.6 MW | 2020 | Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province | — |
| Guzara solar project | Solar PV | 1.5 MW | 2017 | Herat Province | — |
| La‘L Wa Sar Jangal solar project | Solar PV | 1.3 MW | 2024 | Ghor Province | — |
| Shahidi Hassas solar project | Solar PV | 1 MW | 2024 | Uruzgan Province | — |
Biggest projects in the pipeline
| Project | Type | Status | Capacity | Expected | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herat wind farm | Onshore wind | Announced | 200 MW | — | Herat |
| Balkh solar farm | Solar PV | Under construction | 40 MW | — | Balkh |
| Dehdadi (DABS) solar farm | Solar PV | Under construction | 40 MW | — | Balkh |
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Nearby countries
India 137 GWPakistan 3.3 GWBangladesh 1.3 GWIran 1.2 GWSri Lanka 389 MWNepal 167 MWBhutan 17 MWMaldives 2 MW