Should Nepal turn its hydropower surplus into digital wealth?

Nepal’s vast hydropower potential has long been regarded as one of the country’s most important economic assets—and one that remains significantly underutilised. With abundant river systems descending from the Himalayas, Nepal possesses an estimated 40000 MW of economically feasible hydropower potential.

In recent years, electricity generation capacity has expanded rapidly as new hydropower projects have […] Nepal’s vast hydropower potential has long been regarded as one of the country’s most important economic assets—and one that remains significantly underutilised. With abundant river systems descending from the Himalayas, Nepal possesses an estimated 40000 MW of economically feasible hydropower potential.

In recent years, electricity generation capacity has expanded rapidly as new hydropower projects have […] Nepal’s vast hydropower potential has long been regarded as one of the country’s most important economic assets—and one that remains significantly underutilised.