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China pushes ahead with Tibet Yarlung Zangbo hydropower project

9/6/2026

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China is proceeding with the Yarlung Zangbo Lower Reaches Hydropower Project in Tibet.
Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing visited Nyingchi in April, pledging quality, safety and environmental standards.
Premier Li Qiang inaugurated construction in July 2025, calling it the “project of the century”.
India warns reservoir and 40-km tunnel could alter downstream flows and ecology.
Project costs 1.2 trillion Yuan for a 60 GW capacity that would generate 300 billion kWh annually.

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China is proceeding with the Yarlung Zangbo Lower Reaches Hydropower Project in Tibet.
Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing visited Nyingchi in April, pledging quality, safety and environmental standards.
Premier Li Qiang inaugurated construction in July 2025, calling it the “project of the century”.
India warns reservoir and 40-km tunnel could alter downstream flows and ecology.
Project costs 1.2 trillion Yuan for a 60 GW capacity that would generate 300 billion kWh annually.