Kalabagh Dam
| Kalabagh Dam | |
|---|---|
| Official name | کالا باغ ڈيم |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Location | Kalabagh, Mianwali District |
| Coordinates | 32°57′23″N 071°36′49″E / 32.95639°N 71.61361°E |
| Status | Not Started |
| Construction began | TBA |
| Opening date | TBA |
| Construction cost | TBA |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Type of dam | Earthfill dam (zoned fill embankment with clay core) |
| Impounds | Indus River |
| Height | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Length | 500 m (1,640 ft) |
| Reservoir | |
| Active capacity | 7.52 km3 (6,100,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Inactive capacity | 9.7 km3 (7,900,000 acre⋅ft) |
| Catchment area | 110,500 sq mi (286,000 km2) |
| Power Station | |
| Hydraulic head | 170 ft (52 m) |
| Turbines | 12 x 300 MW |
| Installed capacity | 3,600 MW (max. planned) |
| Annual generation | 11,400 GWh |
The Kalabagh Dam (Urdu: کالا باغ ڈيم) is a proposed hydroelectric dam on the Indus River at Kalabagh in the Mianwali District of Punjab, Pakistan. The dam, first proposed in 1950s, has been intensely debated along ethnic and regional lines for several decades.
If constructed, the dam could generate 3,600 megawatts(MW) of electricity. It is also suggested and promoted as a potential solution to the chronic flooding problem and the related water crises in the country. Over the decades, the understanding of the environmental impacts of mega dam projects have grown, and Pakistan Economy Watch has demanded a national debate on the KBD issue.