KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Up until a few days ago, two power plants supplied electricity for the Afghan National Police collection point at Forward Operating Base Walton, where future ANP patrolmen are in-processed before beginning their training.
But the engineering cell at Kandahar Airfield’s Regional Support Command-South found a way to streamline the power production, so the FOB’s power needs could be satisfied with one power plant instead of two.
“Each power plant requires two generators,” said Regional Support Command-South Engineering Cell Project Manager, Senior Airman Matthew Small. “We consolidated two power plants into one, and now we can take the two generators off the other plant and re-allocate them for future ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces) requirements.”
The consolidation provides the same amount of service for the base, which can process more than 300 prospective ANP recruits at one time.
“It makes it easier for them to get fuel, saves money on O&M (operations and maintenance), reduces MOI (Ministry of the Interior) support, and makes them more self-sufficient,” said Small.
Along with the consolidation, contractors built another plant at a FOB Walton expansion site, which will provide power for a dining facility, barracks and other facilities. Construction is set to begin later this year.
The additional facilities are designed to bolster the recruit processing capabilities of the base, in order to get more Afghan National Policemen trained and on the streets to facilitate the oncoming draw-down of coalition forces.
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