EconomyNepal bet nearly everything on hydropower — floods expose the risk

Last week’s deadly floods destroyed villages near Nepal’s border with Tibet, severely damaged 12 hydropower plants in the Trishuli River basin and knocked out more than 10% of national generation capacity. With climate-related disasters becoming more frequent, officials and experts are calling for a rethink of hydropower policy and greater use of solar and wind power.

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