[4] The dam is one of a series that China has built on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, others being the Yamdrok Hydropower Station, Nyingtri-Payi and Drikong.

[8] The project involved a total investment of 4.569 billion yuan, or about 740 million US dollars, and has been called the "Tibetan Three Gorges".

The construction team had to deal with the lack of oxygen at 4,100 metres (13,500 ft) above sea level and the cold weather.

[3] The first generator set was supported by a computer monitoring system developed by the Beijing-based Institute of Water resources and Hydropower Research.

The other three units were expected to come onstream in June 2014, bringing annual capacity to the total of 599 million kilowatt hours.