# Nepal’s hydropower bet exposed by devastating landslide

https://mins.news/en/item/47137

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-06 05:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c0re1x8wg24o/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A landslide triggered by a Himalayan ice-and-rock collapse destroyed more than 10% of Nepal’s power-generation capacity and severely damaged 12 hydropower plants in the Trishuli River basin. Officials and experts are urging stronger warnings, flood-resilient designs and greater investment in solar and wind power as climate-related hazards increase.

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