West Seti Hydro

West Seti Hydel: Marred by controversy and conflict of interests

August 20, 2009  

By Indra Adhikari, Nepalnews.com

In energy literatures, Nepal is consistently referred to as one of the biggest sources for hydro power generation in the world – some even claiming that this country ranks second in hydro potentiality with possible generation of over 80,000 MW.
 
On the contrary, the country has been reeling under acute electricity crisis for some time now. A major embarrassment for the government has been the criticism it has been facing for its failure to address this power crisis. Of course, a country with so much potentiality of hydropower living in darkness is quite an irony. [Read More]