Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan

What Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan does

The Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan is a sovereign government ministry headquartered in Kabul, responsible for national energy policy, water resource management, hydropower development, irrigation infrastructure, and flood protection. Founded in 1940, the ministry operates with 10,000+ employees across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan through provincial offices and river basin agencies. It does not operate as a commercial entity; rather, its services are funded through the national budget and international development partner financing from institutions including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Islamic Development Bank (IDB), and GIZ.

The ministry's core programs include the Irrigation Restoration and Development Project (IRDP) — covering 191 completed irrigation channels, 215,000 hectares of irrigated agricultural land, and 127 hydrological monitoring stations — alongside hydropower feasibility studies (22 studies, 6 operational dams in the north), rural electrification through power transmission lines and substations, and a flood early warning system. It has also signed bilateral energy and water cooperation protocols with Turkmenistan, Iran, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan covering cross-border power transmission and electricity imports. Internal information management systems (the Ministry's Information Management System at pcu-mew.gov.af and the Infrastructure Project Cost Distribution System at cost.wrd-mew.gov.af) and the Afghanistan Energy Information Portal (AEIP) support data sharing with citizens and development partners.

The ministry's customer base is the Afghan population at large: citizens requiring drinking water and flood protection, farmers dependent on irrigation canals across 34 provinces, and provincial communities receiving electrification. Public procurement for infrastructure projects is conducted through formal tender processes. Leadership transitioned in 2026 with the appointment of Haji Mulla Mohammad Younis Akhundzada as Minister, succeeding Acting Minister Mulla Abdul Latif Mansoor.

Name

Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan

Legal name

Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan

Website

https://mew.gov.af

Company type

Public

Founded year

1940

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan is a sovereign government ministry headquartered in Kabul that directs national energy policy, water resource management, hydropower, irrigation, and dam and canal infrastructure across all 34 provinces, serving Afghan citizens, farmers, and provincial communities through publicly funded programs supported by international development partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Energy and Water Services

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213), Hydroelectric Power Generation (221111), Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Utilities (22)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Resources Administration (Watersheds, Rivers, Groundwater) (BPAIAMAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Design & Engineering for Renewal/Expansion (Pipelines, Pump Stations, Treatment Plants) (EUANALAD), Hydropower Plant Development & Permitting (Greenfield/Brownfield) (EUACAEAE), Hydropower Plant EPC (Dam, Run-of-River, Pumped Hydro Civil Works) (EUAEAAAD), Hydropower EPC & Civil Construction (Dams, Weirs, Tunnels, Penstocks) (EUAMADAB), Water & Wastewater Utility IoT (SCADA, Leak/Quality Monitoring) (EUADAPAK)

Keywords

• Water resource management
• Energy sector oversight
• Irrigation infrastructure
• Hydropower development
• Public utilities governance

Headquarters

HQ city

Kabul

HQ country

Afghanistan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan is the Afghan government ministry responsible for national water resource management and energy sector oversight. It develops and maintains irrigation infrastructure, hydropower projects, electricity transmission networks, river basin management, flood early warning systems, and hydrological monitoring stations across all 34 provinces of Afghanistan. Services are delivered as public government programs, often co-funded with international development partners such as the World Bank, ADB, IDB, and GIZ.

Product overview

Ministry of Energy and Water Afghanistan operates as a government ministry providing water resource management and energy sector services. The ministry offers infrastructure programs including irrigation system rehabilitation through the IRDP, hydropower development, electricity infrastructure projects, and flood monitoring services. These are government services rather than commercial software products, delivered through internal information management systems and coordinated with international development partners including World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, and GIZ.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 650,000 families benefited from irrigation and water management projects
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 August 2025FAO provides technical cooperation for the IRDP project, supporting irrigation system restoration and agricultural water management initiatives.
• TurkmenistancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020Bilateral protocols signed for economic and trade cooperation in the energy sector, including construction of power transmission lines (Atamurat-Khambabali-Gergrin) and substations.
• IrancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020MoU for cooperation in water and electricity sectors; electricity import contract (Contract No. 5) for power supply from Iran's Ministry of Energy.
• TajikistancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020Sixth session protocol of joint government commission for economic, trade, and technical cooperation including water and energy sector collaboration.
• UzbekistancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2020Strategic cooperation agreement signed between Afghanistan and Uzbekistan for water and energy sector collaboration.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/MEW_GOV_AF
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ministryofenergyandwater-mew
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ministry-of-energy-and-water-afghanistan

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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