Overview of the Yarlung Tsangpo Project On December 25, China approved the construction of the world’s largest hydropower ...

The canyon is named after the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which adventurers have dubbed the "Everest of rivers," because it is mostly inaccessible and has the highest average elevation, at 13,000 feet ...

All of this gives the Yarlung Zangbo River a drop of roughly 25,152 ft (7,667 m) from its highest point down to India, making it one of the most "hydropower-rich" rivers in the world.

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 hydropower plant.

The dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River is expected to be the world’s largest hydroelectric project, but it has caused serious concern about the impact on the Brahmaputra – as it is known ...

On December 25, China approved the construction of a mega hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo river in Tibet. The dam is to be constructed at the Great Bend, just before the river enters the ...

The river plunges 2,700 metres (8,858 feet) through what is known as the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, forming a gorge more than twice the depth of the Grand Canyon in the United States.

The Yarlung Zangbo, known outside China as the Yarlung Tsangpo, becomes the Brahmaputra when it flows into India’s Arunachal Pradesh. The river eventually enters Bangladesh before emptying into ...

The Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon is Earth's largest terrestrial canyon, stretching 314 miles long and almost 20,000 feet from top to bottom at its deepest point in the Tibet Autonomous Region.

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 hydropower plant.