Medog Hydropower Station Location Facts Checked
“The Medog Hydropower Station is situated at the "Great Bend" of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, one of the most remote and geologically unique areas on Earth.Administrative Region: Located primarily in Medog (Motuo) County, Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.Key Landmark: It is built where the river makes a sharp U-turn around the Namcha Barwa peak ($7,782$ meters), the highest mountain in the Eastern Himalayas.Topography: The project exploits the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, the world's deepest canyon. In a stretch of just $50$ km, the river drops approximately 2,000 meters (over $6,500$ feet) in elevation.Proximity: It is located near the de facto border (Line of Actual Control) with India, where the river flows downstream to become the Brahmaputra.”
Summary
The Medog Hydropower Station is indeed being built at the “Great Bend” of the Yarlung Tsangpo River within the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, where the river drops about 2,000 m over a 50 km stretch. It is located in Medog (Motuo) County of Nyingchi Prefecture, Tibet, close to the Line of Actual Control with India, and the site lies near the sharp U‑turn around Namcha Barwa, the highest peak in the Eastern Himalayas.
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- China Authorizes Controversial Hydropower Project in Landslide-Prone Region of Tibet – State of the Planet
However, the project is controversial due to its location. The station is expected to be built on the Great Bend, a horseshoe-shaped section of the world’s deepest land canyon, known as the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon in Tibet.
- Medog Hydropower Station - Wikipedia
The project intends to harness a 2,000-meter river elevation drop within a 50-kilometer stretch nicknamed "the Great Bend", granting it the ability to generate significant amounts of hydroelectric power. This section flows through the Yarlung Tsangpo Grand Canyon, recognized as Earth's deepest ...
- A/HRC/58/NGO/235 General Assembly - the United Nations
The Medog Hydropower Project is ... approval making it the · world’s largest hydropower initiative.1) The dam is to be built at a “Great Bend” of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in Medog County in ·...
- Spotlight on planet’s largest hydropower project by China on Yarlung/Brahmaputra
But, contrary to the hue and cry, these do not pertain to loss of water and water insecurity for the whole of Northeast India. Owing to the supposed site of construction — at the great bend and near the town of Medog — this project will tap into the monsoon-dominated precipitation regime unlike previous projects on the mid-stretch of the Yarlung.
- PROJECT OF THE CENTURY
Complementing this approach, local governments position the Medog hydropower project as a cornerstone of people’s livelihoods and prosperity; the 13th Five Year Plan for Water Conservancy and Development in Linzhi City argues that the previous installed hydropower station is inadequate to meet the electricity needs of local farmers and herdsmen.
- Medog Hydropower Station - Wikidata
Planned dam in Mêdog County, Tibet
- Explainer | What do we know about the site of China’s mega dam in Tibet and what is its significance? | South China Morning Post
China has officially broken ground on what is set to become the world’s largest hydropower dam on the Tibetan Plateau. The dam is being built on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Medog – a remote yet geopolitically significant county close to the disputed border with India.
- Explainer | China is building the world’s biggest hydropower dam. Why is India worried? | South China Morning Post
The dam will be situated in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, where a section drops 2,000 metres (6,562 feet) over a 50km (31 miles) stretch, creating immense hydropower potential.
- The Medog Imperative: Why China’s Megadam Must Be on the UNFCCC’s Agenda – chinaobservers
China’s Medog ( 墨脱 ) hydropower megaproject on the Yarlung Tsangpo ( 雅鲁藏布江 ) – located at one of the steepest gorges on Earth – has become one of the most geopo
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