A wind energy project will be launched close to Turkmenistan’s border in Afghanistan's western province of Herat . The project cost is about USD 40 million; 8 turbines will be connected in the project, generating 30 megawatts of DC electricity, and when converted to AC they can generate about 25 megawatts of electricity, and this power will be distributed to Herat city and to Herat’s industrial park and business centers in the province. After the project is completed, a foreign company will sell the generated electricity for 20 years to Afghanistan and after that the project will be fully handed over to the Government of The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. According to statistics, Afghanistan is capable of generating 68,000 megawatts of wind power, but currently only 0.3 megawatts of wind power is produced in Herat.
