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

The project is slated to be built on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet near the border of India at a cost of US$137 billion. It's part of China's 14th "Five-Year Plan," which includes ...

China's construction of a hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River has undergone rigorous scientific assessment, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun ...

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu voiced concerns over China's plan to build the world's largest hydropower ...

On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo.

The 300 billion kWh dam will run along 31 miles of the Yarlung Zangbo River, close to the Indian border, but the plans have raised concerns in the region about the environmental impact.

In December 2024, China unveiled plans for what could become the world’s largest hydropower project, the Medog Dam, on the lower Yarlung Zangbo River, known as the Brahmaputra in India.

On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet at a site near the "Great Bend" close to the ...

China has tried to reassure India over its plans for a mega dam in the Tibetan Plateau, which has prompted fears it will ...

The Yarlung Zangbo becomes the Brahmaputra river as it leaves Tibet and flows south into India's Arunachal Pradesh and Assam states and finally into Bangladesh. "The Chinese side has been urged to ...

The dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River is expected to be the world’s largest hydroelectric project, but it has caused serious concern about the impact on the Brahmaputra – as it is known ...