# Pakistan signs Rs442B contract for Diamer-Bhasha Dam construction

The government of Pakistan signed a Rs442 billion contract with a Chinese company and Frontier Works Organization for construction of the Diamer-Bhasha Dam, including a diversion system, main dam, access bridge and 21 MW Tangir hydropower project.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-14
- Where: Diamer-Bhasha, Pakistan, Pakistan
- Value: $2.70B (442.0B PKR)
- Jobs: 16,500
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 8 million acre feet reservoir, 272 meter height, 4500 MW electricity
- Products: dam construction, hydropower
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [China State Construction Engineering Corporation](https://endata.com/companies/23055.md) (supplier)
- [Frontier Works Organization](https://endata.com/companies/47235.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [brecorder.com](https://www.brecorder.com/news/596844/govt-inks-accord-with-chinese-firm-fwo-for-construction-of-diamer-bhasha-dam), 2020-05-14: "The government has signed a contract worth Rs442 billion with a Chinese company and Frontier Works Organization (FWO) for the construction of Diamer-Bhasha Dam."

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