What is known is that the dam will be in Medog County in Tibet, in a steep canyon where the river makes a horseshoe turn known as the Great Bend, then falls about 6,500 feet over roughly 30 miles.

On December 25, China approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Tibet ... location of the dam is in Medog County, near the “Great ...

China is constructing a 60,000 MW "super dam" on the Yarlung Tsangpo river -- the Brahmaputra's upper reaches -- in Tibet's Medog county.

In December 2024, China unveiled plans for what could become the world’s largest hydropower project, the Medog Dam ... particularly in regions like Tibet that have traditionally relied on ...

For example, after the 1950 Zayu-Medog, Tibet, earthquake it took 45 years for the forests to fully recover. Zones of tectonic activity are susceptible to earthquakes, which can damage forests by ...