Nepal is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of inland water resources. Nepal has about 6000 rivers, rivulets, and tributaries, and also has other significant resources such as snow cover, springs, lakes, and groundwater. The country has some of the highest for potential for hydropower. Nepal’s technical hydropower potential is reported to be around 83,000 MW. The economically viable potential is about 43,000 MW.
Nepal has overcome the worst days of load-shedding where consumers would experience up to 18 hours of load-shedding per day. Currently, Nepal has surplus electricity during the wet season and is now in a position to export power to neighboring countries, such as India. The country is able to export about 364 MW from various hydropower projects through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 400 kV transmission line to the Day-Ahead Market of Indian Energy Exchange…
Nepal’s NMB Bank Secures $25M Clean Energy Funding From British International Investment
