Tibetan Plateau – Charm

China to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet

Cs news19 hours ago04 mins

BEIJING (Reuters) – China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, kicking off an ambitious project on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau that could affect millions downstream in India and Bangladesh. The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, could…

China approves Tibet mega dam that could generate 3 times more power than Three Gorges

Cs news1 day ago01 mins

China has approved the construction of a colossal hydropower project on Tibet’s longest river that could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday. Total investment in the dam could exceed 1 trillion yuan (US$137 billion), which would dwarf any other single infrastructure project on the…