China has approved the construction of what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream in India and Bangladesh.
Getty Images An aerial view of a section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River on May 13, 2023Getty Images
The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges Dam, currently the world's largest (…)

China recently approved the construction of the world's largest hydropower dam, across the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. When fully up and running, it will be the world's largest power plant – by some distance.
Yet many are worried the dam will displace local people and cause huge environmental disruption. This is particularly the case in the downstream nations of India and Bangladesh, where that same river is known as the Brahmaputra.
China recently approved the construction of the (…)

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They demanded the removal of ESDM Minister Bahlil Lahadalia, who is considered to have issued a policy that harmed the ordinary people and even led to a death of an elderly woman.
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