Without greater transparency on the part of China and cooperative frameworks, this dam could become a flashpoint in an ...

Satellite-measured precipitation data may provide new insights into the spatial distribution of mountain precipitation ... is required before use. The Yarlung Zsangbo Grand Canyon, as an important ...

With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...

China’s state news agency recently announced government approval for constructing the world’s largest hydropower project, ...

The Yarlung Zangbo River ... In particular, a 31-mile (50-km) stretch near the Namcha Barwa mountain has a 6,562-ft (2,000-m) drop, making it an ideal candidate location for a hydroelectric ...

That is enough to meet the needs of more than 300m people and more than triple the capacity of the Three Gorges dam, which is ...

But China’s Medog project on the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo river — the upstream part of the Brahmaputra river — is ...

It’s further reported that the dam is set to be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and that the major development may require at least four 20 km-long tunnels to be drilled ...

A gigantic hydroelectric project is predicted to provide power for more than 300 million homes when it is completed - but it comes at an eye-watering cost ...

Reports indicate that the colossal development would require at least four 20km-long tunnels to be drilled through the Namcha Barwa mountain, diverting the flow of the Yarlung Tsangpo, Tibet's ...

Total investment in the dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River could exceed 1 trillion yuan ... require at least four 20km-long tunnels to be drilled through the Namcha Barwa mountain, which would divert ...