China Builds World's Most Powerful Dam on 'Roof of the World,' Alarming India and Bangladesh

China is undertaking an unprecedented hydroelectric project in Tibet, constructing the Motuo (Medog) megadam on the Brahmaputra River. This ambitious endeavor, officially commencing in July 2022 with an estimated cost of $168 billion, is poised to become the world's most powerful hydroelectric facility upon its completion within the next decade.

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Imate modernu i moćnu Kinu koja je veoma uverena da može da ukroti prirodu. Upravo to pokušavaju da urade.

The dam is projected to generate approximately 300 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, significantly surpassing the output of the Three Gorges Dam and exceeding the total U.S. hydroelectric power generation in 2024. This massive undertaking is driven by China's need to address water scarcity in its populated and industrialized regions, meet growing energy demands, and transition away from fossil fuels.

However, the project's scale and location on the Tibetan Plateau, often called the "roof of the world" and a crucial source for major Asian rivers, raise serious concerns. Tenzin Norgey, a researcher with the International Campaign for Tibet, notes China's confidence in "taming nature." But Brian Eyler of the Stimson Center highlights that "nothing like this exists, not even close."

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Kontrola nad vodom i samim tokom reke predstavlja opasnost za čitav himalajski pojas, posebno za Indiju i Bangladeš, a donekle i za Nepal.

Experts like Jaganath Panda from the Stockholm Centre for South and South-East Asian and Pacific Studies warn that China's control over water resources poses a danger to the entire Himalayan region, particularly impacting India and Bangladesh. The Brahmaputra River, which flows through the world's deepest canyon in Tibet before reaching these downstream nations, is a vital water source for nearly two billion people.

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