Dams are big civil engineering constructions that help to control the flow of water, produce hydroelectricity, and provide ...

Across the world, large dams stand as some of humanity’s most ambitious engineering achievements. They are built not only to generate electricity, but to control floods, support agriculture, and ...

LINZI CITY, Tibet Autonomous Region, August 6, 2025 (ENS) – The world’s largest hydroelectric project held a groundbreaking ceremony in Linzhi City on July 19. Chinese Premier Li Qiang attended the ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region ...

Humanity’s impact on the planet is so immense that our engineered megastructures have altered the very rotation of the planet. A new study from Harvard University analyzes how dam building—primarily ...

SINGAPORE, July 22 (Reuters) - China has broken ground on what it says will be the world's largest hydropower project, a $170 billion feat capable of generating enough electricity each year to power ...

China has built more dams than any other country and more large dams than the rest of the world combined. This month, it officially acknowledged construction of the biggest dam ever conceived in human ...

Demand for power is growing fast, but hydro plants, the oldest source of clean energy, are struggling because of droughts, floods and other extreme weather linked to climate change. Drought and age ...

The World Bank appears to be pulling back from involvement in the construction of the Rogun Dam in Tajikistan. According to regional media reports, the bank has paused project funding until Tajik ...