Dasu Dam
| Dasu Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dasu Dam in Pakistan | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Dasu, Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province |
| Purpose | Power, water supply |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | December 2021 (est.) |
| Construction cost | US$4.278 billion |
| Owner(s) | Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity, roller-compacted concrete |
| Impounds | Indus River |
| Height | 242 m (794 ft) |
| Length | 570 m (1,870 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 14,100,000,000 m3 (11,400,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Dasu Hydropower Plant | |
| Commission date | December 2021 [Phase 1] |
| Hydraulic head | 171.59 m (563.0 ft) (design) |
| Turbines | Stage I: 6 x 360 MW Francis-type Stage II: 6 x 360 MW Francis-type |
| Installed capacity | 4,320 MW |
The Dasu Dam is a gravity dam currently being constructed on the Indus River near Dasu in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The 242 m (794 ft) tall dam will support a 4,320 MW hydroelectric power station which will be built in two 2,160 MW stages. Water from the reservoir will be diverted to the power station located about 3.5 km (2.2 mi) downstream.[1] The first stage was approved by the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council on 29 March 2014.[2] That stage will cost an estimated US$4.278 billion. Funding is being provided by the World Bank (US$700 million), the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (US$1.5 billion), Deutsche Bank (US$1 billion) and Aga Khan Development Network (US$500 Million). Completion of stage one is expected in March 2019.[3] Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the dam's groundbreaking ceremony on 25 June 2014.[4]
Resettlement and Shatial Museum
Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) on December 15th, 2015 has signed a contract worth Rs571.95 million with China Railway First Group for construction at resettlement sites and building the Shatial museum – two schemes that are part of the Dasu hydroelectric power project.
The contract includes construction at three sites for the resettlement of displaced people belonging to Choochang village and developing an open-air museum at the archeological site of Shatial to conserve pre-historic rock carvings. Work on these schemes is expected to be completed in one and a half years.
Korea Electric Power Company
Korea Electric Power Company is building the Dasu Hydropower Project on the Indus River through a consortium, with the first stage of the project to be serviceable by 2021.
References
- ^ "Dasu Hydropower Project". Nippon Koei Co. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Dasu hydropower project: Rs 486 billion approved by Ecnec". Business Recorder. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Dasu Hydropower Project". Water and Power Development Authority. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Boosting sales: Dasu dam to cement industry's growth". The Express Tribune. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
