Besides wind and sun, potential alternative energy sources for Afghanistan include , , and . are fueled by , and produce a clean, odourless and smokeless fuel. The digestion process also creates a high-quality fertilizer which can benefit the family farm. Family-sized biogas plants require 50 kilograms of manure per day to support the average famil.
[pdf] Quaise, Inc was founded in 2018 to develop a drilling system for converting existing power stations to use superdeep . The system would repurpose existing technology to drill 20 kilometers beneath the surface, where temperatures exceed 400°C. No fracking would be required, avoiding the potential for in other geothermal systems. Drilling using this technique is hoped to be fast, with boreholes aime.
[pdf] The is a net importer of energy, in the form of products. Total energy consumption was 1,677,278,000 BTU (1.77 TJ) in 2017, of which 811,000,000 (0.86 TJ) was in the form of oil. In 2012 47% of imported oil was used in the transport sector, 30% in aviation, and 27% for electricity generation. Electricity consumption is 31.6 GWh, from 14 MW of installed generation capacity, with most load concentrated on the main island of . Per-capita el.
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