The Three Gorges Dam was built on the Yangtze River and is known as the most powerful dam by hydroelectric capacity to date.

China has started building a mega-dam on the Yarlung Zangbo River in Tibet, which could become the world’s largest source of hydroelectric power when completed, according to Chinese officials. The ...

LINZI CITY, Tibet Autonomous Region, August 6, 2025 (ENS) – The world’s largest hydroelectric project held a groundbreaking ceremony in Linzhi City on July 19. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the ...

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI, July 21 (Reuters) - China's Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an ...

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China's Premier Li Qiang announced construction had begun on what will be the world's largest hydropower dam, on the eastern rim of the Tibetan Plateau, at an estimated ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region ...

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Fanuse Adete is among those Ethiopians looking forward to finally getting connected to the national electricity grid when the Grand Renaissance Dam, which will be ...

In August 2024, the Klamath River in Northern California flowed freely for the first time in over a century. The world’s largest dam removal project—demolishing four hydroelectric dams—marked a ...