Darunta Dam

Darunta Dam
The Darunta power plant in 2005
Country	Afghanistan
Location	Jalalabad, Nangarhar Province
Coordinates	34°29′5″N 70°21′48″E / 34.48472°N 70.36333°E / 34.48472; 70.36333
Purpose	Irrigation and electricity
Status	Operational
Opening date	1964
Owner(s)	Afghan Ministry of Energy and Water
Dam and spillways
Impounds	Kabul River
Power Station
Operator(s)	Ministry of Energy and Water

The Darunta Dam (Pashto: درونټه برېښناکوټ) is located on the Kabul River near the village of Darunta, approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Jalalabad, the capital of Nangarhar Province in eastern Afghanistan. It is owned and operated by the country's Ministry of Energy and Water. The dam's hydroelectric power station is being rehabilitated at a cost of $10.5 million.^[1]