Distributed power in Afghanistan: The Padisaw micro-hydro project

Renewable Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2847-2851

  Hallett, Michael ^a  

^a Hallett and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Afghanistan; Micro hydro; Provincial reconstruction teams

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; BUILDING PROCESS; DEVELOPMENT PLANS; DISTRIBUTED ENERGIES; DISTRIBUTED POWER; ELECTRICAL POWER; HYDRO PROJECTS; INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY; LOCAL COMMUNITY; MICRO-HYDRO; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; NATIONAL GRID; PRIVATE SECTORS; PROJECT PLANNING; PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS; SMALL SCALE;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY CONVERSION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PERSONNEL; RECONSTRUCTION (STRUCTURAL); REPAIR; STRATEGIC PLANNING; ZONING;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; ENERGY POLICY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

AFGHANISTAN; ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 68149179653     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Afghanistan National Development Strategy. A strategy of security, governance, economic growth and poverty reduction (2008-2013). http://www.ands.gov.af/ands/final_ands/src/final/Afghanistan%20National% 20Development%20Strategy_eng.pdf?bcsi_scan_81D5FEFB6D3BD525=0&bcsi_s can_filename=Afghanistan%20National%20Development%20Strategy_eng.pdf [accessed 20.05.08]
2. Hallett M. New potentials for provincial reconstruction teams. Small Wars Journal (10 November 2008). http://www.nato.int/ebookshop/briefing/afghanistan/afghanistan2008-e.pdf for a discussion of the PRT role supporting development in cooperation with local governance structures within Afghanistan. See also the NATO briefing on Afghanistan available at
3. Anderson, and McAllister I. Water management, livestock and the opium economy, irrigation systems (May 2006), Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit p. 1
4. For example, a project in Panjshir province integrated the power project with a district government center and police station. See "Afghan district dedicates new micro-hydro plant and governance center", http://thesop.org/index.php?article=1568 [accessed 10.04.09]. The MRRD continues to support projects. See http://www.mrrd.gov.af/English/Archieve.htm for a listing.
5. EESR website. http://www.state.gov/e/eeb/tpp/eesr/
6. www.peacedividendtrust.org.
7. Denissen M. Mutual accountability in Afghanistan: promoting partnerships in development aid? (April 2009), Afghanistan Research and Evaluation Unit
8. By private sector actors I do not mean politically well connected people who are given a monopoly in electricity provision.
9. Denissen. p. iv.