https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/were-you-involved-with-the-power-plant-we-built-in-afghanistan <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-80-SP.pdf">https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-80-SP.pdf</a><br /><br />This report speaks to a $335 million dollar power plant we built in Afghanistan that is only producing about 2% power. While the emphasis was on the plant being under utilized, if you were familiar with the project, where is the shortcoming on making this plant more useful? Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:00:34 -0400 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/were-you-involved-with-the-power-plant-we-built-in-afghanistan <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-80-SP.pdf">https://www.sigar.mil/pdf/special%20projects/SIGAR-15-80-SP.pdf</a><br /><br />This report speaks to a $335 million dollar power plant we built in Afghanistan that is only producing about 2% power. While the emphasis was on the plant being under utilized, if you were familiar with the project, where is the shortcoming on making this plant more useful? Sgt Spencer Sikder Thu, 27 Aug 2015 22:00:34 -0400 2015-08-27T22:00:34-04:00 https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/were-you-involved-with-the-power-plant-we-built-in-afghanistan?n=924145&urlhash=924145 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I was involved in some power generation efforts in the Kandahar area, but not this one.<br /><br />If they aren't using this power plant, then where are they getting the power from?<br /><br />If this is operating at 2% power and there is enough power then perhaps they shouldn't have built it.<br /><br />We spent a lot of money over there on things that the Afghans neither needed nor wanted.<br /><br />What are they supposed to power with it anyway? CSM David Heidke Fri, 28 Aug 2015 08:58:08 -0400 2015-08-28T08:58:08-04:00 2015-08-27T22:00:34-04:00