In June 2014, the country started constructing the Lalho project, which is regarded as its most expensive hydropower project.
Head of the project's administration bureau Zhang Yunbao was quoted by Xinhua as saying that the project will cost $740m.
The project is scheduled to be completed in 2019.
The reservoir is designed to store up to 295 million cubic meters of water and offer irrigational facilities to 30,000 hectares of farmland.
The project includes construction of two power stations with a combined generation capacity of 42 MW, the publication reported.
The power plants are designed to produce 85 million kilowatt-hours of electricity annually, the publication said.
In its 13th five year plan, China proposed to increase its hydropower capacity, including along rivers that originate in the Tibetan plateau.
Though the country did not reveal any river, the projects are expected to be along the Yarlung Zangbo, Lancang (Mekong) and Nu (Salween), The Hindu reported.
In October 2014, China began construction of hydropower station over the Yalong River in Tibet, aiming to boost electricity generation in the southwest region.
Located in Sichuan's Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture, the 3GW hydropower station was said to have a total reservoir capacity of 10.8 billion cubic meters.
The power station's first generator is scheduled to enter into service at the end of 2021, while the entire station is scheduled be completed in 2023, Press Trust of India reported.
