Kurram Tangi Dam
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| Kurram Tangi Dam | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kurram Tangi Dam in Pakistan | |
| Location | North Waziristan |
| Coordinates | 33°10′14″N 70°23′59″E / 33.17056°N 70.39972°E |
| Purpose | Power, Irrigation |
| Construction began | July 2016 [1] |
| Opening date | Unknown |
| Construction cost | PKR 30 Billion [2] |
| Owner(s) | Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Dam and spillways | |
| Impounds | Kaitu River |
| Length | 98 m [1] |
| Reservoir | |
| Total capacity | 1.48 billion m3 [1] |
| Active capacity | 1.11 billion m3 [1] |
| Installed capacity | 83.4 MW [1] |
| Annual generation | 350 GWh [1] |
The Kurram Tangi Dam (Pashto: د کرم تنګي ډېم) is a multipurpose dam under construction on the Kaitu River in North Waziristan, Pakistan. It has a 83.4 MW power generation capacity.
The Kurram Tangi Dam is located across Kaitu River (which more downstream becomes the Kurram River), about 14 km upstream of Kurram Garhi Headworks and 32 km north of Bannu City in the Federally Administrated Tribal Area (FATA).[1]
Irrigation system
The project will be constructed in two phases. Stage-I consists in a 18 ft-tall weir on Kaitu River. It will be completed within 3 years, and allow the irrigation of 16,000 acres of land in North Waziristan Agency, while about 18MW of electricity will be generated.
The complete system will irrigate a command area of 84,380 acres and have hydro-power generation capacity of 83.4 MW. The dam is also designed to supplement 278,000 acres of existing system of Civil and Marwat Canals.[3]