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The status recorded for “Medog Mega Dam” is under construction.

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Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “Medog Mega Dam”: government bodies (China), EPCs/contractors (Power Construction Corporation of China).

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Medog Mega Dam” to USD 168000000000.

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Medog Mega Dam

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Nyinchi City, Tibet, China

Source: Newsweek

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China has commenced construction on the Medog dam, which will become the world's largest dam and China's most ambitious infrastructure project since the Three Gorges Dam. The project aims to boost China's green energy output and help achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The dam will comprise five cascade hydropower stations and is expected to begin operating in the 2030s, eclipsing the output and sc

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT), Telecommunications, Hydro, Commercial, Government, Water Supply and Storage
Location: Nyinchi City, Tibet, China
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Newsweek

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The project “Medog Mega Dam” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Nyinchi City, Tibet, China. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Newsweek.

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Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	China has commenced construction on the Medog dam, which will become the world's largest dam and China's most ambitious infrastructure project since the Three Gorges Dam. The project aims to boost China's green energy output and help achieve carbon neutrality by 2060. The dam will comprise five cascade hydropower stations and is expected to begin operating in the 2030s, eclipsing the output and scale of the Three Gorges Dam. It is managed by the state-owned China Yajiang Group and aims to produce up to 300 billion kilowatt-hours of renewable electricity annually.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	China
State	Tibet
City	Nyinchi City

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Sector	Power Generation (CCGT), Telecommunications, Hydro, Commercial, Government, Water Supply and Storage
Article published date	2025-09-16

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