Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem

More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods. Almost 100% of Nepal's electricity comes from hydropower, and it produces so much it earns nearly $200m (£147m) each year exporting hydroelectricity to India and Bangladesh [1].

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1. bbc.co.uk · Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem Sep 4, 2026

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