Once power-starved, Nepal now aims to export electricity

The country now is energy surplus after an increase in total installed capacity, and the realisation of the plan to sell power to India would mark a milestone.

For decades, Nepal has been touted as a water-resource rich country with an immense potential to generate hydro-electricity—up to 83 gigawatts—at least on paper. But Nepal lived in the dark ages for more than a decade—from 2006 to mid-2017, with power outages lasting up to 18 hours a day.