The China-built Balakot Hydropower Project in Pakistan has achieved a key milestone with the successful river closure on the Kunhar River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, marking the start of the dam’s main construction phase.

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China has unveiled the world’s first-ever 500-megawatt impulse turbines, marking a major leap in global hydropower technology.