With the Tibetan region’s seismic vulnerability due to tectonic plate activity, such mega-dam projects could exacerbate risks ...
The proposed dam in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, known as Brahmaputra in India, is expected to generate 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, about three times the ...
But China’s Medog project on the ‘Great Bend’ of the Yarlung Tsangpo river — the upstream part of the Brahmaputra river — is ...
On Dec. 25, Beijing announced it would build a dam on Tibet’s longest river, which Beijing calls the Yarlung Zangbo.
In the absence of a water-sharing treaty, we are in a vulnerable position, but a dam for a dam is not in our best interest ...
The project has stoked concerns about displacement and environmental impact downstream in India and Bangladesh.
Concerns swirling over China's recently approved plan to construct the world's largest hydroelectric dam in southern Tibet. It will be built on Tibet's longest river, the Yarlung Tsangpo, and could ...
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 ...
Just as ties seemed to be on the mend, a US$137 billion hydropower behemoth on the Yarlung Tsangpo River threatens to muddy ...
China plans to build the world’s largest dam on a river that originates in Tibet but flows down through India and Bangladesh ...
What is the mega Yarlung Tsangpo project planned by China? What does Beijing hope to accomplish by building the world’s ...