Energy
China Touts Ambitious Tibetan Dam Project in Economic Plan
A section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
Photographer: Li Lin/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images
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China has signaled plans for a hydropower project in Tibet along one of the region’s main rivers, fanning speculation of a mega-dam that would test its engineering and diplomatic nous.
The country will undertake the construction of a dam on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet, and a power transmission project from Tibet to the Hong Kong area, the National Development and Reform Commission said in its annual report to the National People’s Congress on Wednesday.