LONDON: New academic research shows that India, Nepal, Bhutan and Pakistan are engaged in a huge "water grab" in the Himalayas, as they seek new sources of electricity to power their economies. Taken together, the countries have plans for more than 400 hydro dams, which, if built, could together provide more than 160,000MW of electricity – three times more than the UK uses. In addition, China has plans for around 100 dams to generate a similar amount of power from major rivers rising in Tibet. Further 60 or more dams are being planned for the Mekong river which also rises in Tibet and flows south through south-east Asia.
Posted on: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 11:14:47 +0000
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