China’s Yarlung Tsangpo project will be the largest hydroelectric project on Earth. What does that mean for India, and the Brahmaputra?
China’s $167-billion Tibetan dam alarms scientists, neighbors
China’s massive megadam project in Tibet has sparked fierce criticism for its precarious location in a seismically volatile, ecologically fragile region on the Tibetan Plateau.
China’s new “world’s largest” hydropower project commences construction
As China’s Yarlung Zangbo megadam on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau breaks ground, critics question Beijing’s dangerous penchant for megadams for their own sake.
Stop the Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project
The Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project will cause irreparable damage to a world heritage site and must be stopped immediately.
A case of “extreme nationalism”
China’s planned transboundary Yarlung Tsangpo hydropower project in occupied Tibet is less about energy demand and conservation and more a case of “extreme nationalism,” a new report argues.
‘Building on tofu’: Medog another project damming Tibet’s environment
Critics argue the Medog Hydropower Station in Tibet poses risks that are not worth the cost for a region that doesn’t support demand for the energy it would generate.
Chinese hydropower: damning Tibet’s culture, community and environment
An in-depth look at the scope and scale of China’s single-minded push for ever more dams in Tibet.
Four major hazards of the Jinsha River Tiger Leaping Gorge Hydropower Project
A blockbuster report by Chinese geologist Fan Xiao uncovers the deceit, censorship and raw force at play in the resurrection of a massive dam project in a geologically complex region.
Damage detected in five dams in Tibet after Dingri earthquake
The earthquake has reignited concerns about the vulnerability of China’s extensive hydropower projects in Tibet.
China emptying dams as cracks found after big quake in Tibet
China’s plans for hydropower development in vulnerable regions has alarmed neighboring India and Bangladesh, who fear impacts on tens of millions of people downstream and water supplies.
Hydropower colossus generates grave concern
The prospect of a massive dam in Tibet raises the roof on anxiety for downstream neighbors.
World’s largest dam to be built by China raises concerns in India, Bangladesh
China’s decision to build the world’s largest hydropower dam in a seismically active region on a river that flows into India and Bangladesh sparks concerns in both countries.
Tibet earthquake raises a big question mark on China’s Yarlung Tsangpo super dam project
Why construct the world’s biggest dam in a seismically vulnerable region that doesn’t even require the energy it will generate?
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake in Tibet claims 126
The powerful earthquake that struck a remote region of Tibet was triggered by tectonic activity in the Lhasa block.
Bigger than Three Gorges
China announces the construction of the world’s largest super dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River.
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