Nepal's hydropower ambitions face climate reality check
- Rescue personnel work amid mud and debris near a hydropower project damaged by the floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Sep 3, 2026.
- (File Photo: CNA/Jack Board) 27 Sep 2026 03:08PM KATHMANDU: Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.
- The disaster triggered by a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands missing -while knocking 410 megawatts, or about 10 per cent of the generation capacity, out of Nepal's power sys
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- Rescue personnel work amid mud and debris near a hydropower project damaged by the floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Sep 3, 2026.
- (File Photo: CNA/Jack Board) 27 Sep 2026 03:08PM KATHMANDU: Nepal's hydropower boom has long been touted as a cornerstone of economic growth and renewable energy, but the devastating flood in August exposed its vulnerability.
- The disaster triggered by a glacial mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands missing -while knocking 410 megawatts, or about 10 per cent of the generation capacity, out of Nepal's power sys
Sources: CNA