West Seti Hydro

Troubled Waters Of Nepal And Pack Of Agitators

September 2, 2009  

By Alok Raj Upadhyaya, The Rising Nepal

With self-proclaimed domain on matters of executive expediency, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has issued a “no- further- action- unless- clearance” notice to the Government of Nepal on the much debated West Seti Hydropower Project (WSHP).

On the one hand, this has sparked a never-ending debate as to how Nepal should develop its water resource. On the other hand, agitators of the troubled waters of Nepal seem to have received shots of extra energy, after having realised their guilt and remained moribund for quite some time following the Arun III debacle and, more particularly, after being beaten and driven out by the locals while trying to instigate the people against the Kali Gandaki ‘A’ hydro project. [Read More]

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]