Afghan Cement Ghori II Cement Plant
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Background
The Ghori site was originally developed for cement production in 1959 by the Afghan Government. It currently operates two cement plants, Ghori I and Ghori II. As of April 2015, only Ghori I was operational. Ghori I was commissioned in 1959. The Ghori II plant was partially constructed in 1986, but was halted in 1989 with the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan. The plant has two wet process kilns each with 500 tonnes per day (tpd) of clinker production capacity. The Ghori II plant remains about 70% complete.[1]
Both the plants were privatised in 2006. In 2009, the Ministry of Mines granted concession to Afghan Investment Company (AIC) to operate and improve the two plants based on a detailed implementation plan. The scope involved renovation of two kilns at the Ghori I plant, completion of Ghori II plant, construction of a new dry process Ghori III plant and a new coal-fired 25 MW power plant. This, however did not progress as no investor came forward for the same.[1]
