Shyok Dam

Shyok Dam
CountryPakistan
LocationGhanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan
PurposePower
Construction beganMarch 2016
Opening dateJune 2020
Construction costRs. 285.292 million
OperatorWAPDA
Dam and spillways
Type of damEarth fill and Rock-fill dam
ImpoundsShyok River
Height (foundation)625 ft
Power Station
Installed capacity640 MW

Shyok Dam is a multipurpose dam project on the Shyok River, about 3 km upstream of Khaplu in Ghanche District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

With a commencement date of March 2016, the project is planned to be completed by June 2020 according to feasibility study.