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The status recorded for “Yarlung Tsangpo Mega-Dam Project” is under construction.

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Taiyo maps the stakeholders of “Yarlung Tsangpo Mega-Dam Project”: government bodies (Chinese Government).

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Taiyo normalizes the budget of “Yarlung Tsangpo Mega-Dam Project” to USD 167000000000.

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This Taiyo project page references Bloomberg along with the original URL (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-21/why-china-s-167-billion-mega-dam-project-in-tibet-is-so-controversial). Taiyo standardizes official data into a consistent, searchable project profile.

Yarlung Tsangpo Mega-Dam Project

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China

Source: Bloomberg

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China has started construction of the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam in Tibet, which will be far larger than the Three Gorges Dam and more expensive than the International Space Station. The project involves building five cascade dams around the city of Nyingchi on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, aiming to provide up to 70 gigawatts of electricity. It is expected to cost around 1.2 trillion yuan ($1

Status: Under Construction
Sector: Power Generation (CCGT), Hydro, Government, Commercial, Water Supply and Storage
Location: Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: Bloomberg

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The project “Yarlung Tsangpo Mega-Dam Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Nyingchi, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Bloomberg.

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Taiyo status	Under Construction
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	China has started construction of the world’s biggest hydroelectric dam in Tibet, which will be far larger than the Three Gorges Dam and more expensive than the International Space Station. The project involves building five cascade dams around the city of Nyingchi on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, aiming to provide up to 70 gigawatts of electricity. It is expected to cost around 1.2 trillion yuan ($167 billion) and take at least a decade to complete. The project aims to boost China's clean energy output and contribute to its net zero emissions goal by 2060, but it is controversial due to potential environmental impacts and geopolitical tensions with downstream countries like India.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	China
State	Tibet Autonomous Region
City	Nyingchi

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

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