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China starts building world’s biggest hydropower dam

The Guardian - Energy · Helen Davidson in Taipei · last updated

The 1.2tn yuan project breaks ground in Tibet, premier says despite fears of downstream India and Bangladesh

Construction of the world’s biggest hydropower megadam has begun, China’s premier has said, calling it the “project of the century”.

The huge structure is being built on the Yarlung Tsangpo river, in Tibetan territory.

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