China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam

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China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam

Monday 21st July 2025, 1:43PM

1.2tn yuan project has broken ground in Tibet, premier says, despite fears of downstream nations India and BangladeshConstruction of the world’s biggest hydropower megadam has begun, China’s premier has said, calling it the “project of the century”.The huge structure is being built on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, in Tibetan territory. Continue reading...

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