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Suki Kinari Hydropower Project

The 928th tallest dam in the world

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SK Hydro also known as Suki Kinari HPP, is a run-of-the-river hydropower project located on the Kunhar River at Balakot Tehsil in District Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which has an installed generation capacity of 884 MW. The project's deal was finalized in 2014, with the financial closure occurring in January 2017. The project is sponsored by Chinese state-owned company Gezhouba Group, and is being constructed as part of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor's "Early Harvest" projects. The project was successfully commissioned on September 13, 2024.

Dam data from Wikidata (CC0) plus curated additions. Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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