Dasu Dam Pakistan

The Dasu Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam currently under construction on the Indus River near Dasu in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is developed by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority, as a key component of the company's Water Vision 2025. The project was started in 2019 but faced a dela…
The Dasu Dam is a large hydroelectric gravity dam currently under construction on the Indus River near Dasu in Kohistan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. It is developed by Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority, as a key component of the company's Water Vision 2025. The project was started in 2019 but faced a delay due to funds and land acquisition disputes. Work resumed in 2020 after land acquisition and arrangements of funding facility, the World Bank agreed to contribute $700 million of the $4.2 billion as the pakistan government decided to proceed ahead with the construction of the project, as part of the WAPDAs vision 2025.
  • Type of dam: Gravity, roller-compacted concrete
  • Impounds: Indus River
  • Height: 242 m (794 ft)
  • Length: 570 m (1,870 ft)
  • Total capacity: 1,410,000,000 m³ (1,140,000 acre⋅ft)
  • Commission date: July 2029 (stage I)
  • Hydraulic head: 171.59 m (563.0 ft)

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