Interesting article from South China Morning Post. Somewhere in the article it mentions that Chinese scientists have proposed to generate hydroelectric power via a 16km-long tunnel instead of an environmentally damaging super tunnel in the Yarlung Tsangpo valley. This scheme would produce 50GW of electricity – or about twice that of the Three Gorges Dam – and reduce the risk of damage from landslides or other natural disasters.
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https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3131321/melting-glaciers-threaten-chinas-plan-build-worlds-biggest
Melting glaciers threaten China’s plan to build megadam in Tibet
www.scmp.comA landslide in 2018 has created an icy problem in the Yarlung Tsangpo, the proposed site of a hydropower plant.