Bunji Dam Hydropower Project
The project is located on river Indus 83 KM east of Gilgit, headquarter of Northern Areas of Pakistan.
AJoint Venture comprising three foreign and two local consulting engineers firms namely; MMI UK (Lead Firm), Nippon Koei Japan,
Sogreah France, MM Pakistan and DMC Pakistan, provided consultancy services for the project during May, 2007 to Sept. 2010.
These included feasibility study and preparation of detailed engineering designs, project cost estimates, PC-1 Proforma and
tender documents. Some further geological and geo-technical investigations were undertaken following the submission of design
report in September, 2010. Based on the results of these investigations, necessary design modifications were incorporated in the
design report and the Assignment has been completed on 31st March, 2013.
The Salient Features of the project are as under:
| Dam Height | 190m |
| Dam Type | Gravity RCC |
| Installed Capacity | 7,100MW |
| Mean Annual Energy | 24,088GWh |
| Gross Head | 455m |
| Design Discharge | 1,900m³/sec |
| No & type of Turbines | 20 No Francis Type |
| Head Race Tunnels | 5 No.(7.8 Km long each) |
| Estimated Project Cost | US$ 6.8 Billion |
| Estimated Cost of Transmission scheme for Dispersal of Power from Bunji Project to Major Load Centers in National Grid | US$ 1.6 Billion |
| Construction Period of Project | 09 Years |