Inquiry Letter: Kandahar Bridging Solution

Abstract

DODs Kandahar Bridging Solution provides fuel for two 10-megawatt diesel generators in Kandahar as part of a combined counter-insurgency and development strategy. Because fuel for diesel generators is very expensive1, DOD always intended the program to serve asa temporary solution until Kandahar could obtain power from more sustainable sources, primarily from the additional turbine being installed at the Kajaki Dam (Kajaki Dam Unit 2 Project) and through efforts to more effectively connect Kandahar to the countrys two major electric grids the Northeast Power System (NEPS) and the Southeast Power System (SEPS).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 10, 2014
Accession Number
AD1140231

Entities

People

  • John Sopko

Organizations

  • Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan
  • Commerce
  • Cooperation
  • Cost Estimates
  • Costs
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Grids
  • Electricity
  • Energy
  • Generators
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Insurgency
  • International Security
  • Load Monitoring
  • Power
  • Renewable Energy
  • Security
  • Solar Energy
  • Teamwork

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.