Bara Dam

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Bara Dam
Location of Bara Dam in Pakistan
Country	Pakistan
Location	Tirah Valley, Khyber Agency, FATA
Coordinates	33°58′N 71°01′E / 33.967°N 71.017°E / 33.967; 71.017
Purpose	Irrigation, power
Status	Proposed
Construction cost	$311 million
Owner(s)	WAPDA
Dam and spillways
Type of dam	Earth core rockfill
Impounds	Bara River
Height	92 m (302 ft)
Length	450 m (1,477 ft)
Reservoir
Total capacity	105 million m3
Power Station
Operator(s)	WAPDA
Installed capacity	5.8 MW
Annual generation	11 GWh

Bara Dam is a proposed small, low-head, earth core rockfill, hydroelectric dam with a capacity of 5.8 megawatts, located across Bara River at the confluence of Mastura River in Tirah Valley, Khyber Agency, FATA, Pakistan.^[1] It is part of a wider plan that consists in remodeling the Bara River, to promote agriculture.^[2]

Construction, which had not started yet as of late 2019, is expected to last 5 years.^[3]

The estimated cost of the project is US$311 million (Rs. 14.2 billion^[3]), out of which $227 million for civil works and $28 million for electro-mechanical works are required.^[1]