Flood Disaster Tests Nepal’s Hydropower Ambitions and Exports

Flood disaster tests Nepal’s hydropower ambitions and exports

The 26 August flash floods on the Nepal-China border wiped out or badly damaged 281 megawatts of installed capacity and damaged 388 MW under construction in Nepal, with losses estimated to be hundreds of billions of Nepali rupees. With transmission lines on the Trishuli riverbank washed away, another 150 MW of power is cut off from the national grid.

Flood risks to Nepal hydropower project were known – but banks ignored them

Over 70 Indian workers have been rescued from the Upper Trishuli-1 project. Many are still missing.

Nepal’s flood disaster puts its hydropower-first strategy, exports to the test

KATHMANDU — Nepal’s long-held policy of harnessing hydroelectricity and using it for economic growth has met new challenges: potential catastrophic floods in the snow-fed rivers amid rising global temperatures. The Aug. 26 floods that originated on the Nepal-China border, and which knocked out around 10% of installed power from the national grid, has prompted a […]

Rasuwa: Aftermath of Floods in Nepal #Gallery

Rasuwa: A helicopter is seen at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower plant construction site in Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Sept. 3, 2026, as members of a South Korean disaster relief team conduct search and rescue operations... - Social News XYZ

Nepal Flood Death Toll Reaches 1,114 as Workers Remain Trapped Underground

Mud and water have almost completely blocked hydropower tunnels in flood-hit northern Nepal, complicating efforts to reach more than 600 workers feared trapped underground, Prime Minister Balendra Shah told parliament.