| Bunji Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bunji Dam in Pakistan | |
| Official name | Bunji Hydro-power Project |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Bunji, Gilgit Baltistan |
| Coordinates | 35°43′8″N74°44′26″E / 35.71889°N 74.74056°E |
| Status | Design stage |
| Construction cost | $8.1 billion |
| Owner(s) | Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA) |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Gravity RCC |
| Impounds | Indus River |
| Height | 190 metres (620 ft) |
| Spillway capacity | 1900 m3/s |
| Reservoir | |
| Creates | Indus River |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 428 metres (1,404 ft) |
| Turbines | 20 Francis type |
| Installed capacity | 7100 MW |
| Annual generation | 24088 GWh |
Bunji Dam is proposed large hydro-power project on Indus River in Bunji, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. [1] If built it would be Pakistan's second largest hydropower project.
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The feasibility study of the project was carried out by joint consultant firms Artelia and Sogreah Consultants of France, Nippon Koei of Japan and Development, Mott MacDonald of UK and Management consultants, MM Paksitan (Pvt.) Ltd. (MMP), and DMC of Pakistan. 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] The construction cost of the dam is US$8.1 billion.