Dasht-e-Alwan 500 kV SS with Shunt Reactor System

This is a Design-Build / EPC program executed under contracts between JSC METQ and State Corps for the expansion of Afghanistan’s high-voltage power transmission network. The projects include key infrastructure such as the Amu Darya Crossing Special Project in Hairatan, the Hairatan–Dashti Alwan 500 kV transmission line, and the Kabul–Jalalabad 220 kV transmission line, covering full scope of survey, design, procurement, civil works, tower erection, stringing, testing, and commissioning. These works are aimed at strengthening national grid stability, increasing transmission capacity, and enhancing regional power connectivity.

Project Information

  • Client: METQ
  • Location: Baghlan
  • Status: Ongoing
  • Sector: Power and Energy
  • Category: Substation

Project Scope

  • Surkhan - Dashti Alwan Substation (500 kV Single Circuit Triple Conductor)
  • Butkhak – Sheikh Mesri 220 kV double-circuit double-conductor transmission line.
  • 500 kV Dashti Alwan Substation
  • 220/110/20 kV Shaikh Mesri Substation
  • 500/220/20 kV Arghandi Substation and Shunt Reactor System