China begins new $167 billion renewable energy megaproject in Tibet that will make energy history
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China begins new $167 billion renewable energy megaproject in Tibet that will make energy history
https://en.as.com/latest_news/china-begins-new-167-billion-megaproject-in-tibet-that-will-make-energy-history-n/
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And how will this affect the locals in Tibet? If China has proven anything, it’s that they don’t care about the minority groups in China, especially the Tibetans and the Uighurs.
> Ground has broken in Tibet on one of the world’s largest planned mega dams. The ambitious construction project, overseen by the Chinese government, aims to **boost the country’s renewable energy capacity.** However, neighboring countries, including India and Bangladesh, have **raised concerns about the potential impact on their waterways.**
> The hydroelectric dam will feature five cascades capable of generating around 300 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually—an amount the outlet notes is “**equivalent to the energy consumed by the UK last year.**”
> The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that China currently generates about 37% of its electricity from hydroelectric, nuclear, and other renewable sources.
> Water resources have long been a **source of tension** among India, China, Pakistan, and other countries in the region—especially as climate change alters water availability and **concerns over scarcity** grow. China’s Foreign Ministry has attempted to ease these concerns, stating in late 2024 that the new dam would have no “negative impacts” on downstream countries. Beijing also pledged to “maintain communication with countries at the lower reaches” of the river to help prevent conflict.
> The dam will be built along the Yarlung Tsangpo River in the Tibetan region and is expected to cost around 1.2 trillion yuan (approximately $167 billion). The Yarlung Tsangpo is the name for the upper reaches of the Brahmaputra River, which originates from the Angsi Glacier in western Tibet, southeast of Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar. As it flows eastward through Tibet, the river forms the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, **which is the deepest canyon in the world.** The river’s high-altitude origin and steep descent through the Himalayas **give it immense hydropower potential**, making it an ideal site for hydroelectric development.
The coming AI era will need an enormous of energy and China seems to have the lead in preparing for that era.
Meanwhile the US department of energy tweeted out a picture of a piece of coal recently.
While I don’t like China by any means, it’s interesting that they’re able to pull all of this out.
Would be nice if hydropower was better exploited in the West as well
I feel really bad for the people of Tibet though, under CCP. Guess China doesn’t want all these energy mega complex in “their” home turf
China is gonna dominate the world , and the US is just fighting amongst itself
Its like every other month ‘China says its about to make history!’ for years and nothing ever happens.
So in 10 years China will control India’s water, and India will control China’s food and oil import market through the Strait of Malacca. Hopefully everything works out and cooler heads prevail.
Chinese CCP leaders are full of engineers and think they can solve everything through engineering.
Wow the comments glazing China… you guys understand we dont build dams this big because of environmental concerns right? Nothing to do with “leadership”…