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Hydropower|PROJECT|Operations
Hydropower|PROJECT|Operations
hydropower|project|operations

Yarlung Zangbo hydropower project, China

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19th September 2025

By: Sheila Barradas

Creamer Media Research Coordinator & Senior Deputy Editor

     

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Name of the Project
Yarlung Zangbo hydropower project.

Location
Nyingchi City, south-west China’s Xizang Autonomous Region.

Project Owner/s
The project will be overseen by the newly formed State-owned China Yajiang Group.

Project Description
The project will be the world's largest hydropower dam. It will include five cascade hydropower stations and produce 300-billion kilowatt-hours a year of electricity.

Potential Job Creation
China Yajiang Group has not given an estimate on the number of jobs the project could create.

Capital Expenditure
$167.8-billion.

Planned Start/End Date
Operations are expected to start sometime in the 2030s.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
None disclosed.

Contact Details for Project Information
The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China, email english@scio.gov.cn.
 

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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