pictures of the World - Tibet - Lhasa

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Lhasa
Lhasa

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Lhasa - the World biggest open air drawing of Budha - on the opposite side of Lhasa River


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Lhasa Airport (outstanding architecture)

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Lhasa - city center - Holiday Inn - on the right side of the street


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Lhasa - 3,680 m above the sea level

Lhasa
Lhasa

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Lhasa market place


Energy in Tibet
in 1996, the use Renewable Energy in Tibet was the highest in the world comparing to fossil fuel power plants
This included 25 MW Ormat-Israel geothermal power plant,
25 MW Solar Cells made by Alpha from Chin Huang Dao, China
millions of solar cookers, water solar heaters and biogas from biomass family size generators


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electric lines go on fire on streets of Lhasa as the result of electric lines overload - seems to be every day situation in Tibet (in 1996)


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solar cooker at the entrance to Lhasa Hospital




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