Bunji Dam
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| Bunji Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | Bunji Hydro-power Project |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Gilgit Baltistan |
| Status | Design stage |
| Construction cost | Base cost: US$ 6838 million |
| Owner(s) | Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity RCC |
| Height | 190 m |
| Spillway capacity | 1900 cumecs |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Indus River |
| Power station | |
| Turbines | 20 Francis type |
| Installed capacity | 7100 MW |
| Annual generation | 24088 GWh |
Bunji Dam or Rondu Bunji Dam or Haramosh Bunji Dam is proposed large hydro-power project on Indus River in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. [1]
This dam effects the three populated village areas including Bunji, Haramosh and Rondu. More precisely population near river banks of Bunji, Irrigated land of Haramosh Valley and some environmental resources of Rondu.
The Gravity RCC dam will be 190 m high and will have an installed capacity of 7100 MW. [2] In 2009, Pakistan and China signed a MoU for the construction of Bunji Dam. The accord was signed between Ministry of Water and Power, Pakistan and Three Gorges Project Corporation, China. [3]
See also
- List of dams and reservoirs in Pakistan
- Haramosh Valley Gilgit
References
Notes
- ↑ "7,100 MW Bunji Dam's detailed engineering design completed". PakTribune. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
- ↑ "BUNJI HYDROPOWER PROJECT". WAPDA. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ↑ "Chinese firm to build Bunji Dam". The Nation (Pakistan). 23 August 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
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