Overview

• China broke ground on a $167 billion hydropower complex featuring five cascade stations on the Yarlung Tsangpo in Tibet, targeting 300 TWh of annual generation
• India’s External Affairs Ministry says it will monitor the project closely and take necessary measures to protect its interests as a lower-riparian state
• New Delhi has moved to expedite its proposed 11.2 GW Upper Siang multipurpose reservoir and unveiled a ₹350 crore development and livelihood programme to win local support
• Bangladesh has formally requested detailed information from Beijing on the dam’s design and potential downstream impacts
• Beijing’s foreign ministry maintains the dam will not harm downstream flows and pledges continued hydrological data sharing with downstream countries