China is building the 315-metre Shuangjiangkou dam in Sichuan, which could become the world’s tallest completed dam. Engineers are using 27 sun-tracking mirrors to direct concentrated sunlight onto ...
India is building one of the most ambitious engineering projects in history. A 60 km dam across the Gulf of Khambhat to create the world's largest freshwater reservoir. Discover the $14 billion ...
He proposed building dams on the creeks that feed the Guadalupe, and on the river itself where feasible. "Many of the larger ranches have ownership on both sides of creeks," Hughes said, and could be ...
A group pushing to resurrect decades-old plans to build a dam on the Duck River in Columbia, Tennessee, is working with U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles to secure congressional funding to fast-track a feasibility ...
Rome - On World Water Day, WWF launches a new report criticizing dam projects worldwide that continue to violate fundamental sustainability criteria. In the WWF report, “Seven Sins of Dam Building,” ...
A disaster of the kind seen this month in Nepal cannot be ruled out if the Indian government proceeds with building a dam over the Siang river in Arunachal Pradesh. Despite stiff opposition from local ...
China is planning to build a series of enormous hydropower dams. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown University professor Mark Giordano about the project and its effect on Sino-Indian relations.