hydropower potential<\/a> is estimated at 85,000 MW with 43,000 MW being economically-viable.<\/p>\nThe country is currently having a installed hydropower capacity of 752 MW and rivers are the only source of the plants operating in the country.<\/p>\n
The electricity demand in the country is growing at an annual rate of 28%. 92 percent of the country\u2019s energy needs are met by the hydropower sector.<\/p>\n
Interestingly, 2001 alone saw over 100 hydropower project proposals in Nepal. Nepal\u2019s first hydro power plant was built in Pharping with the support of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nepal holds huge hydropower potential contributing to 3 percent of the world\u2019s energy electricity generation. The…<\/span><\/p>\nRead more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":761,"featured_media":17992,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14627],"tags":[3264,4467,4924,4922,5009,4291,5049],"yoast_head":"\n
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