China announced plans in December 2024 to build a massive hydropower project on Tibet’s Yarlung Tsangpo river. The project would generate three times more electricity than the world’s current largest dam, raising serious questions about water security and environmental impacts downstream in India and Bangladesh. The project targets the dramatic “Great Bend” where the river drops 2,000 meters over just 50 kilometers before entering India. Chinese engineers plan to drill multiple 20-kilometer tunnels through Namcha Barwa mountain to divert half the river’s flow. The project aims to produce 60 gigawatts of power and approximately 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, … Continue reading China’s $137B Yarlung Tsangpo Dam Sparks India, Bangladesh Concerns