Energy
Nepal Imports Power From India After Floods Damage 12 Hydropower Plants
Northwestern India recorded above-average monsoon irradiance, while storms cut solar potential across central and eastern states.
Nepal has halted electricity exports and begun importing emergency power from India after late-August floods damaged 12 hydroelectric plants and knocked out about 10 percent of Nepal’s total power generation capacity. India was able to meet the demand as solar irradiance ran above historical averages across key parts of its solar-producing northwest during the summer monsoon.
