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.

With two of the turbines, Datang Zala Hydropower Station will generate as much power as burning 1.3 million tonnes of coal every year China is ready to install a large impulse turbine at the Datang ...

China pushes ahead with huge — and controversial — dam in Tibet. Beijing has approved plans to dam a gorge in the Himalayas that is three times as deep as the Grand Canyon, despite concerns ...

Tibet's earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants China and India in one of the ...

In a style that is both highly visual and penetratingly interrogative, filmmakers Anand Patwardhan and Simantini Dhuru ...

BEIJING--China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, ... China to build world’s largest hydropower dam in Tibet REUTERS. December 26, 2024 at 14 ...

When completed, the super-dam in southeastern Tibet will generate up to 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity yearly — more than triple the 88.2 billion installed capacity of the Three ...

China to build world's largest hydropower dam in Tibet. By Reuters. December 26, 2024 5:30 PM UTC Updated December 26, 2024 A man sits in a boat on the waters of the Brahmaputra ...

China has approved the construction of a hydropower dam in Tibet that is set to be the largest of its kind in the world once complete. The 300 billion kWh dam will run along 31 miles of the ...

The approximate site of the planned dam project. Map: Yale Environment 360. Tibet, part of China since 1951, is the water tower of Asia. Its vast glaciers sustain major rivers on which more than 1.3 ...

The head of a Tibetan Buddhist monastery is in critical condition after his imprisonment following peaceful protests against ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday called on the Tibetan residents of a village situated near the Indian border to ...