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

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 ...

The Karkheh Dam is one of the biggest earthen dams in the world and the largest in Iran and the Middle East, according to ...

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 ...

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

BHP's giant Olympic Dam mining complex in South Australia has been ranked as the world's second largest gold project.