BEIJING: China has begun generating electricity from Tibet’s biggest ever hydropower project, state-run media reported, the latest dam development on Himalayan rivers that has prompted concern in neighbouring India.
The first generating unit of the 9.6 billion yuan (RM5.24bil) Zangmu Hydropower Station, which stands more than 3,300m above sea level, went into operation on Sunday, China’s official Xinhua news agency said.
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