Lower Yarlung Tsangpo Hydropower Project
Sector: Government • Location: Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Source: Chartbook | Adam Tooze
A large-scale hydropower development project on the lower Yarlung Tsangpo River in Southeast Tibet, planned as part of a comprehensive base for hydro, wind, and solar energy development. The project has an investment cost five times greater and planned installation capacity three times greater than the Three Gorges Project, and is moving ahead without a vote in the national legislature, having bee
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Government, Wind, Solar, Hydro
- Location
- Tibet Autonomous Region, China
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Chartbook | Adam Tooze
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Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A large-scale hydropower development project on the lower Yarlung Tsangpo River in Southeast Tibet, planned as part of a comprehensive base for hydro, wind, and solar energy development. The project has an investment cost five times greater and planned installation capacity three times greater than the Three Gorges Project, and is moving ahead without a vote in the national legislature, having been approved by the Chinese Government and included in national priority projects for 2025. |
Original sector | Energy |
Location
Country | China |
State | Tibet Autonomous Region |
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Source | Chartbook | Adam Tooze |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Government, Wind, Solar, Hydro |
Article published date | 2025-11-05 |
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