// Global Analysis Archive
China’s Medog hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo has entered construction following 2024 approval, aiming to deliver ~60 GW of low-carbon baseload power while accelerating Tibet’s grid integration and economic development. Its border-adjacent location and the river’s downstream importance for India and Bangladesh make transparency and regional engagement central to managing strategic and transboundary risk.
According to the source, a Nepalese official said China plans to step up investment in Nepal’s hydropower sector to tap the country’s large untapped resources. The document suggests export potential to India is a key factor shaping investor interest and the broader regional energy-trade rationale.
A study cited by The Diplomat projects the Tian Shan—Central Asia’s “water tower”—could lose roughly one-third of its glaciers by 2040, with much larger mass losses possible under prevailing climate trajectories. The resulting shift toward earlier runoff and reduced late-summer flows raises risks for irrigation-dependent economies and complicates hydropower expansion and transboundary water governance.
China’s Medog hydropower project on the Yarlung Tsangpo has entered construction following 2024 approval, aiming to deliver ~60 GW of low-carbon baseload power while accelerating Tibet’s grid integration and economic development. Its border-adjacent location and the river’s downstream importance for India and Bangladesh make transparency and regional engagement central to managing strategic and transboundary risk.
According to the source, a Nepalese official said China plans to step up investment in Nepal’s hydropower sector to tap the country’s large untapped resources. The document suggests export potential to India is a key factor shaping investor interest and the broader regional energy-trade rationale.
A study cited by The Diplomat projects the Tian Shan—Central Asia’s “water tower”—could lose roughly one-third of its glaciers by 2040, with much larger mass losses possible under prevailing climate trajectories. The resulting shift toward earlier runoff and reduced late-summer flows raises risks for irrigation-dependent economies and complicates hydropower expansion and transboundary water governance.
| ID | Title | Category | Date | Views | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RPT-783 | Medog Mega-Dam: How Energy Security, Digital Power Demand, and Border Strategy Converge in Tibet | China | 2025-10-09 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-437 | China Signals Expanded Hydropower Investment Push in Nepal, Eyeing Regional Power Trade | China-Nepal | 2024-08-22 | 0 | ACCESS » |
| RPT-1337 | Tian Shan Glacier Retreat Accelerates: Central Asia’s Water, Food, and Hydropower Plans Face a 2040 Inflection Point | Central Asia | 2023-10-12 | 0 | ACCESS » |