Kajkai Dam;Kajakai Dam;Kajkai;Band-e Kajaki

The Kajaki Dam is one of the two major hydroelectric power dams of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The dam is located on the Helmand River 100 miles north-west of Kandahar and is operated by the Helmand and Arghandab Valley Authority. It has a dual function, to provide electricity and to irrigate some 650,000 acres of an otherwise arid land. Water discharging from the dam traverses some 300 miles of downstream irrigation canals feeding farmland. As of October 2016 it produces 52.5 megawatts of electricity.The dam is 100 m high and 270 m long, with a gross storage capacity of 1,715,000,000 m3 of fresh water. The dam controls the output of the main watershed which feeds the Sistan Basin.