Amid rising tensions, Pakistan raised concerns over India blocking Indus waters, warning China could do the same with Brahmaputra. Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma dismissed the claim, highlighting India ...

The hydropower project is a green project aimed at promoting low-carbon development. By harnessing the abundant hydropower resources of the Yarlung Zangbo River, the project will also spur the ...

University of Manchester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. China recently approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in ...

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 proposed project has massive hydropower potential but also presents unique engineering challenges as a section of the Yarlung Zangbo River rises 2,000 metres (6,561 ft) in elevation over a ...

The renewable energy project was approved by the Chinese government in Beijing in December 2024. Its location on the lower reaches of Tibet’s Yarlung Zangbo River was chosen to capitalize on a stretch ...

Aerial photo of peach blossoms along the Yarlung Zangbo River Grand Canyon, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, April 1, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Yarlung Zangbo-Brahmaputra-Jamuna River ...

The Yarlung Zangbo River, the lifeblood of many ecosystems in South Asia, could face similar degradation, affecting not just local environments but also neighboring countries dependent on its waters.

India is building a giant hydropower dam near the Siang river to counter a huge Chinese dam further north. But this latest move in a tit-for-tat saga of water geopolitics between the two nations ...

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.

The Siang River originates near Mount Kailash in Tibet, where it is known as the Yarlung Zangbo. It then enters Arunachal Pradesh and becomes much wider.

On December 25, the People’s Republic of China approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet at a site near the "Great Bend" close to the ...