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hydropower

Nepal’s Resource Curse

Recent river disasters are a warning for Nepal not to rely only on hydroelectricity, but what are the energy alternatives?

Sonia Awale

Upper Arun question mark

Indian displeasure makes World Bank and ADB to go quiet on what could be Nepal’s largest hydro project

What’s cooking in Nepal besides politics?

Over-reliance on hydroelectricity at the cost of solar power is high-risk and high-cost

Sonia Awale

Nepal suffers another winter drought

Climate impact: 8 of last 12 winters had prolonged drought affecting agriculture and sparking wildfires

Missing pieces of the hydropower jigsaw

Hydroelectricity supply will soon catch up with demand, and focus is shifting to reservoirs to store energy and regulate water

Sonia Awale

Small is bountiful

New book on Nepal’s hydropower shows building capacity was more important than building infrastructure

Bikash Pandey

Nepal's hydropower goes international

At Scottish trade fair, Nepali companies showcased their expertise in building hydroelectric plants around the world

Balance of Power

The 'hydro' in hydropower is strategically more important than electricity for Nepal

Sonia Awale

Nepal’s curse of the white gold

Rasuwa villagers say they are yet to see promised economic bonanza from hydropower projects on their river

Geopolitics of Nepal’s rivers

India edges China out of Nepal’s river projects as water becomes a strategic commodity

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