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The first of five large dam projects under consideration has been approved, despite environmental and social costs.

making it one of the tallest and longest dams in the world. The capacity of the reservoir is 12.67 billion cubic meters. Guri Dam was constructed on the Caroní River and took more than 13 years ...

China is now the world’s most dammed country, with more large dams in operation than the rest of the world combined.

The Hoover Dam remained the world’s tallest dam for many years until it was surpassed in 1968 by Northern California’s ...

If it's ever built, the dam at Diamer-Bhasha in the north-west would have a generating capacity of 4,500MW and stand 272m (892ft) high, making it the world's sixth tallest dam. Located near the ...

Rogun is envisioned to become the world’s tallest dam with an annual generating capacity of 3,600 megawatts, an amount of power that could turn it into a goose that keeps laying golden bitcoins.