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  • Top left: Brahmaputra basin in India
  • Top right: Rangit Dam and reservoir on Rangeet River
  • Bottom left: Map of the Yarlung Tsangpo River watershed which drains the north slope of the Himalayas.

This is a list of dams on the Brahmaputra River and hydro–infrastructure in the Brahmaputra River Basin which is a key constituent of the Ganges-Brahmaputra basin of Himalayan rivers. Brahmaputra originates near Mount Kailash, flows through Tibet where it is called Yarlung Tsangpo. It enters India in Arunachal Pradesh in Eastern Himalaya, and then enters Bangladesh where it is called Jamuna (not to be mistaken with Yamuna tributary of Ganges in India). It finally flows into the Bay of Bengal where it merges with the Ganges at Sunderban Delta. There are existing and planned dams on Brahmaputra in Tibet and India, but none in Bangladesh.

List of dams and other hydro–infrastructure

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Upstream to downstream

Name Location Year

Completed

Notes/Ref
China
Yamdrok Hydropower Station 29°15′51″N 90°36′23″E / 29.2641°N 90.6064°E / 29.2641; 90.6064 1998 [1]
Pangduo Hydro Power Station 30°10′59″N 91°21′11″E / 30.183°N 91.353°E / 30.183; 91.353 2013
Zhikong Hydro Power Station 29°58′6.78″N 91°52′36.55″E / 29.9685500°N 91.8768194°E / 29.9685500; 91.8768194 2007
Zangmu Dam 29°11′06″N 92°31′00″E / 29.18500°N 92.51667°E / 29.18500; 92.51667 2015 [2]
Jiacha Hydropower Station 29°08′23″N 92°32′48″E / 29.13972°N 92.54667°E / 29.13972; 92.54667 (Jiacha Hydro Power Station) 2020 [3]
Lalho Hydroelectric Project Xiabuqu river, Shigatse 2019 [4]
Other related projects: South–North Water Transfer Project
Proposed: Lengda Hydro Power Station, Zhongda Hydro Power Station, Langzhen Hydro Power Station, Jeixu Dam and Jiexu Hydro Power Station, Dagu Dam and Dagu Hydro Power Station, Bayu Hydro Power Station, Lalho Dam and Lalho Hydroelectric Project, Medog Hydropower Station
India
Subansiri Lower Dam 27°33′13″N 94°15′31″E / 27.55361°N 94.25861°E / 27.55361; 94.25861 Halted[5]
Ranganadi Dam 27°20′34″N 93°49′0″E / 27.34278°N 93.81667°E / 27.34278; 93.81667 2001
Rangit Dam 27°17′41″N 88°17′32″E / 27.29472°N 88.29222°E / 27.29472; 88.29222 2000
Dibang Dam 28°20′15″N 95°46′15″E / 28.33750°N 95.77083°E / 28.33750; 95.77083 Halted[6]
Other related projects: Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project, Dihing River Irrigation Project,[7] Hawrapur Irrigation Project,[7] Teesta Barrage, Mayurakshi project, Kangshabati project[8]
Proposed: Doyang Hydro Electric station
Bangladesh
None[9] n/a n/a n/a

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Zangmu Dam
Zangmu Dam
Rangit Dam
Rangit Dam
Angsi Glacier (source)
Angsi Glacier (source)
Subansiri Lower Dam
Subansiri Lower Dam
Ranganadi Dam
Ranganadi Dam
Pangduo Hydro Power Station
Pangduo Hydro Power Station
Zhikong Hydro Power Station
Zhikong Hydro Power Station
Yamdrok Hydro Power Station
Yamdrok Hydro Power Station
Jiacha Hydro Power Station
Jiacha Hydro Power Station
Hydro infrastructure on the Brahmaputra River, the Brahmaputra River Basin and Brahmaputra River tributaries

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "China's first hydropower dam on Brahmaputra is fully operational". HiLight News. 13 October 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Rajya Sabha Question No. 52 Dam on Brahmaputra by China". mea.gov.in. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  3. ^ "The Jiacha Hydropower Station with a total investment of 7.83 billion yuan will be put into operation this year". People's Daily. 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ Garg, Ibu Sanjeeb (18 October 2016). "Why India should be worried about China's Lalho dam". mint. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Lower Subansiri Hydroelectric Power Project". www.power-technology.com. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  6. ^ Rahman, Mirza Zulfiqur (26 September 2016). "China and India's race to dam the Brahmaputra river puts the Himalayas at risk". The Conversation. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ a b Sarma 2013, p. 271.
  8. ^ Rudra 2018, p. 152.
  9. ^ Bangladesh has no dam on Brahmaputra where it is called Jamuna. However, its tributaries, such as Padma River (name of main channel of Ganges in Bangladesh) and Teesta River, have upstream dams in India. The proposed Ganges Barrage Project on Padma River in Bangladesh was abandoned in 2017 due to the lack of return on investment and high cost in excess of US$5 billion.

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