BUNJI HYDROPOWER PROJECT
Location

The project is located on Indus River near Gilit. Power House and Dam sites are 560 km & 610 km, respectively from Islamabad.

Scope of Work
Feasibility Study, Detailed Engineering Design and Preparation of Tender Documents.
Objectives/Benefits
To Design a 7100 MW Hydropower Project to produce mean annual hydroelectricity of 24088 GWh. 
Date of Commencement 
 May 2007
Date of Completion
 August 2010
Project Cost As Per PC-I/PC-II
PC-II approved by ECNEC on 14-12-2005 for  Rs.832.716 Million with FEC of Rs.232.733 Million. 
Revised PC-II covering the updated expenditures of Consultancy and investigations was approved ECNEC for an amount of Rs. 2091.406 Million with FEC of Rs. 33.965 million on 26.05.2011.
SALIENT FEATURES
Installed Capacity MW 7100
Mean Annual Energy (GWh) 24088
Design Discharge m3/sec 1900
Gross Head  M 428
Tunnel Length KM 8.0 each 5 Nos
Type of Dam Gravity RCC
Height of Dam M 190
No. & Type of Turbine 20 Francis Type
Project Base cost US$ 6838.0 Million
PROJECT CONSULTANTS

JV of M/s Mott MacDonald Ltd (Lead Partner) M/s Sogreah M/s Nippon Koei Co Ltd M/s MM Pakistan (Pvt) Ltd and M/s DMC.
PRESENT STATUS / PROGRESS         

·        Feasibility report has been submitted by the Consultants on 31 March 2009.

.       Draft detailed design report and Tender Documents of different lots have been submitted by the Consultants, which are under review by different quarters.

.        Suspended sediment samples at Gainji Bridge, Kachura Alam Bridge and Bunji Bridge have been collected and analyzed by ISRIP, WAPDA, as recommended by POE Upto September 2011.

.        Drilling in dam and powerhouse areas at new structure location is in progress by DID, WAPDA, Lahore. Upto date 11614.2m drilling has been completed against 13610.0m. Installation of Piezometers and inclonometers in some of the boreholes at shengua area is in progress. 

.        Model studies for four models: Sectional Model of spillway, Comprehensive Model of Dam Area,, low and Mid Level outlet and Tailrace outlet models have been constructed. All tests proposed by Consultants and POE have been performed and presently no further tests are foreseen.

.       4 No. Exploratory Adits at dam area have been completed and preparation for performing plate load tests by CMTL WAPDA is in progress.

.        Exploratory Adit to Fault Zone (Package-2) as recommended by POE would be taken up as advance Package to main construction contract and its cost would be covered in the PC-I.

.        The work for excavation of Exploratory Adit for under ground Power house (Package-3) has been awarded to M/s High Technology Engineering Company, Islamabad. Contract agreement has been signed on 07.07.2011. Contractor has mobilized on site and excavation work is in progress.

.        The work for excavation of Exploratory Adit for power shaft (Package-4) has been awarded through retendering process to M/s High Technology Engineering Company, Islamabad. Contract Agreement has been signed on 16.11.2011. Contractor has been mobilized and preliminary works for construction of Adit to surge area is in Progress.

.       Bunji Consultants (JV) is to complete the design report, preparation of tender documents and PC-I considering the completed and ongoing investigations upto September 30, 2012.

 

 

Incharge of the Project
Engr. Hasnain Afzal
 General Manager (Hydro) Planning
WAPDA Sunny View Lahore.
Contact No. 0092-42-99202717
Mobile No. 0092-0300-8411244

Updated 31.01.2012