The hydropower dam, in quake-prone Tibet, is set to be the world’s biggest. But China has said little about the project, which could affect nearby countries. By Tiffany May Isabelle Qian and ...

Chinese hydroelectric power plans in Tibet threaten to destabilize the Himalayan region’s ecology and politics.

China’s plan to build the dam in Medog County, potentially utilising the Yarlung Tsangpo Canyon with its dramatic elevation drop of over 2,000 metres near the U Bend, raises pressing concerns.

By embarking on building a super-dam, the largest ever conceived, in the seismically active Sino-Indian border region, China is potentially creating a ticking water bomb for millions of people ...

Plans for a mega dam on the Tsangpo gave way to possibility of a cascade of smaller dams years ago but there's no clarity on when - and if - these will be built. On December 25, 2024, China's Xinhua ...

The release of any additional ... the Chinese plan for the dam without consulting riparian states and UNESCO is morally inappropriate. Since China won’t listen to anyone on earth, India must ...

Last month, China approved the construction of its most ambitious – and the world’s largest – dam over the Yarlung Zangbo, in Tibet’s Medog county, right before it enters Indian territory.

After Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, his Arunachal Pradesh counterpart Pema Khandu has raised concern about China's plan to construct the largest hydropower dam in eastern Tibet ...

"As the project progresses, China will release more data and information in due course," he wrote. The Yarlung Tsangpo dam, first announced in 2020 as part of the current five-year plan ...

But China's plans to build a US$137 billion hydropower dam in Tibet could threaten to escalate tensions. The project will sit on the Yarlung Tsangpo River that flows into India as the Brahmaputra ...