Shur Andam Cement Plant

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Shur Andam Cement Plant ((Pashto) د شور اندام سمنټو فابریکه) is a cement plant that has been announced in Shorandam, Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Location

The map below shows the approximate location of the cement plant in Shorandam, Kandahar, Afghanistan:

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Coordinates (WGS 84): 31.555655, 65.814539 (approximate)

Background

In March 2023, Afghanistan government's Mines and Petroleum Ministry awarded a contract for construction of a new 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement plant in Kandahar Province at a budget of US $100 million. The government announced that the construction will commence before April 2024. As of January 2025, there hasn't been any developments in the project.

Cement Plant Details

Table 1: General Plant Details

Plant type	Plant status	Start date
unknown	Announced	unknown

Table 2: Ownership Details

Additional information including parent company references and full ownership trees available at the Global Energy Ownership Tracker.

Parent company	Parent company GEM ID	Owner name	Owner company GEM ID
Shurandam Cement [100.0%]	E100002015780 [100.0%]	Shurandam Cement [100.0%] ( (Pashto) شورانډم سیمنټ [100%])	E100002015780 [100.0%]

Table 3: Capacities

Cement capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)	Clinker capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)	Unspecified capacity (million metric tonnes per annum)
1.5	unknown	–

Table 4: Cement Production

Primary cement color	Primary cement type	Production type
unknown	unknown	unknown

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Additional data

To access additional data, including an interactive map of Cement plants, a downloadable dataset, and summary data, please visit the Global Cement and Concrete Tracker on the Global Energy Monitor website.