US EditionChinese Premier Announces Construction of Yarlung Zangbo Hydropower Project
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced the start of the construction of a hydropower project on the Yarlung Zangbo River.
- The project will consist of five cascade hydropower stations with a total investment of around 1.2 trillion yuan .
- The hydropower stations aim to deliver electricity for both external consumption and local demand in Xizang.
- Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing attended the inauguration ceremony of the China Yajiang Group Co., Ltd. for the project's construction and operation.
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China has begun construction of the world's largest hydroelectric power plant in Tibet. The dam will dam the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo River and is expected to produce three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, which is currently the world's largest hydroelectric power plant, the BBC website reports.
The huge dam is said to be three times as huge as the famous Three Gorges Dam. However, it is located in an area in which both China and India claim power.
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