Bunji Dam
| 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 m3/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Indus River |
| Power station | |
| Hydraulic head | 428 m |
| 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.
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. 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.
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