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==References==
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*[http://www.suparco.gov.pk/pages/srs-project03.asp SUPARCO]
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Revision as of 19:32, 10 November 2016

Bunji Dam
Official nameBunji Hydro-power Project
CountryPakistan
LocationGilgit Baltistan
StatusDesign stage
Construction costBase cost: US$ 6838 million
Owner(s)Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA)
Dam and spillways
Type of damGravity RCC
Height190 m
Spillway capacity1900 m3/s
Reservoir
CreatesIndus River
Power Station
Hydraulic head428 m
Turbines20 Francis type
Installed capacity7100 MW
Annual generation24088 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]

The feasibility study of the project was carried out by joint consultant firms Artelia of France & Mott MacDonald of UK. 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

References

Notes

  1. ^ "7,100 MW Bunji Dam's detailed engineering design completed". PakTribune. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
  2. ^ "BUNJI HYDROPOWER PROJECT". WAPDA. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Chinese firm to build Bunji Dam". The Nation (Pakistan). 23 August 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2012.