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 ...

On December 25, China approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet. The proposed dam will have a massive capacity of 60,000 MW ...

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.

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 ...

IT IS SOMETIMES called the “Everest of rivers” owing to its extreme topography. One section of the Yarlung Tsangpo falls 2,000 metres over a stretch of 50km (31 miles). But what interests Chin ...

China has granted approval for the development of the ‘world's largest hydropower dam’ in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, reported Reuters. The implications of this ...

RIPPLE EFFECT: The Medog project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river involves drilling four tunnels through the Namcha Barwa mountain | Photo Credit: Graphic by Danish A In a world afflicted by climate ...

On December 25, China approved the construction of a mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. The dam is to be constructed at the Great Bend, just before the river enters the ...

NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - India's foreign ministry said on Friday that New Delhi has conveyed its concerns to Beijing about China's plan to build a hydropower dam in Tibet on the Yarlung Zangbo ...

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 downstream ...

The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River, could produce 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, according to an estimate provided by the Power ...