World Power Plants

Bunji Dam7,100 MW Hydroelectric

HydroRenewableVerified: Feb 2026

The Bunji Dam is a proposed hydropower project on the Indus River near Bunji in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, with a planned generating capacity of roughly 7,100 MW. The scheme has been studied for many years but has not entered construction; the capacity shown is the announced design capacity, not operating capacity.

Capacity
7,100 MW

7.10 GW

Commissioning Year
2016

10 years old

Owner
Water & Power Development Authority
Location
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Pakistan, Asia

Context & rankings
  • 1. largest of 198 plants in Pakistan
  • #21 worldwide by installed capacity
  • #13 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
  • 7.22% of the installed capacity of Pakistan
Age & fleet comparison

10 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Water & Power Development Authority operates 29 plants totalling 26,835 MW

Regional density

296 plants within 100 km, 15,451 MW combined

Data provenance

Source: Wikidata

Location

Coordinates:: 0.000000, 0.000000
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Carbon Footprint

Zero Direct Emissions

Bunji Dam is a hydro power plant producing approximately 24878 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.

Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)

Technical Details

Primary Fuel Type
Hydro
Energy Source
Renewable
Country
Pakistan
Continent
Asia
Data Source
Global Power Plant Database

PakistanEnergy Profile

198
Total Plants
98.4 GW
Total Capacity
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