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.
List of dams and other hydro–infrastructure
Upstream to downstream
| Name | Location | Year
Completed |
Notes/Ref
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|---|---|---|---|
| China | |||
| Yamdrok Hydropower Station | Template:Coord | 1998 | [1] |
| Pangduo Hydro Power Station | Template:Coord | 2013 | |
| Zhikong Hydro Power Station | Template:Coord | 2007 | |
| Zangmu Dam | Template:Coord | 2015 | [2] |
| Jiacha Hydropower Station | Template:Coord | 2020 | [3] |
| Lalho Hydroelectric Project | Xiabuqu river, Shigatse | 2019 | [4] |
| 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
| |||
| Bhutan | |||
| Chukha Hydropower Project | 1988 | 336 MW | |
| Tala Hydroelectric Power Station | 2007 | 1020 MW | |
| Kurichhu Hydropower Project | 2002 | 60 MW | |
| Basochhu Hydropower Project | 2004 | 40 MW | |
| Other related projects: Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project (1200 MW), Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (1040 MW), Dagachhu Hydropower Project (126 MW), Jaldhaka hydroelectric plant (18 MW), Gyetsha Mini-Hydel (1.8 MW). | |||
| Proposed:
| |||
| India | |||
| Subansiri Lower Dam | Template:Coord | (2026 target)[5] | 2000 MW[6] |
| Ranganadi Dam | Template:Coord | 2001 | 405 MW |
| Rangit Dam | Template:Coord | 2000 | 60 MW |
| Etalin Hydroelectric project | Dibang Valley district, Arunachal Pradesh | (2032 target)[5] | 3087MW[7] |
| Dibang Dam | Template:Coord | (2032 target)[5] | 2880MW[8] |
| Oju Hydroelectric project | Kra Daadi district, Arunachal Pradesh | (2032 target)[5] | 2220MW[7] |
| Kameng | 600 MW[9] | ||
| Pare | 110 MW | ||
| Kopoli | 110 MW | ||
| Khandong | 50 MW | ||
| Karbi Langpi | 100 MW | ||
| Tato-I | Template:Coord | (2029 expected) | 186 MW |
| Tato-II | Template:Coord | (2032 expected)[10] | 700 MW[10] |
| Heo Hydroelectric Project | Meying, Payum, West Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh | (2030 expected)[10] | 240 MW[11] |
| Teesta Low Dam-III | Template:Coord | 132 MW | |
| Teesta Low Dam-IV | Template:Coord | 160 MW | |
| Teesta-V | 510 MW | ||
| Teesta-III | 1200 MW | ||
| Chujachen | 110 MW | ||
| Dikchu | 96 MW | ||
| Tashiding | 97 MW | ||
| Jorethang Loop | 96 MW | ||
| Rongnichu | 113 MW | ||
| Doyang | 75 MW | ||
| Kyrdemkulai | 60 MW | ||
| Umiam St. I | 36 MW | ||
| New Umtru | 40 MW | ||
| Umiam St. IV | 60 MW | ||
| Myntdu St-I | 126 MW | ||
| Other related projects: Upper Siang Hydroelectric Project, Tipaimukh Dam, Dihing River Irrigation Project,Template:Sfn Hawrapur Irrigation Project,Template:Sfn Teesta Barrage, Mayurakshi project, Kangshabati projectTemplate:Sfn | |||
| Proposed: Doyang Hydro Electric station
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| Bangladesh | |||
| Barakhata Teesta Barrage[12] | |||
Map
See also
- China's South–North Water Transfer Project
- Dams and reservoirs in China
- Geology of the Himalaya
- India's National Projects of the Ministry of Water Resources
- Indian Rivers Inter-link
- List of rivers in Bangladesh
References
- ↑ China's first hydropower dam on Brahmaputra is fully operational(13 October 2015). Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ↑ Rajya Sabha Question No. 52 Dam on Brahmaputra by China. mea.gov.in(3 December 2015). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ↑ The Jiacha Hydropower Station with a total investment of 7.83 billion yuan will be put into operation this year(17 Mar 2020).
- ↑ Why India should be worried about China's Lalho dam, Garg, Ibu Sanjeeb. mint(2016-10-18). Retrieved 2020-12-11.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 CM Pema Khandu Unveils Ambitious Roadmap for Viksit Arunachal @ 2047, arunachal24.in, 15 Aug 2025.
- ↑ Subansiri Hydroelectric Project to begin power generation by mid-June, full commissioning by May 2026. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Expert panel gives green nod for India’s third-largest hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh, Money Control, 23 Sept 2025.
- ↑ China and India's race to dam the Brahmaputra river puts the Himalayas at risk, Rahman, Mirza Zulfiqur. The Conversation(26 September 2016). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ↑ List of Hydro Electric Stations in the Country. CEA. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 Centre approves Rs 8,146-Cr Tato-II Hydro Project in Arunachal; completion in 72 months, assamtribune.com, 12 Aug 2025.
- ↑ Cabinet approves Investment Proposal for construction of 240 MW Heo Hydro Electric Project in Shi Yomi District of Arunachal Pradesh with an outlay of Rs.1939 crore and completion period of 50 months, PIB, 25 Nov2024.
- ↑ Bangladesh has no dam on Brahmaputra/Jamuna except on Teesta River. However, its tributaries, such as Padma River (name of main channel of Ganges in Ban gladesh) 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.
Bibliography
- Rivers of the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna Delta: A Fluvial Account of Bengal{{#if:Rudra|, Rudra}. Springer(2018). ISBN 9783319765440
- The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources{{#if:Sarma|, Sarma}. Springer Science & Business Media(2013). ISBN 9789401705400
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