Is Nepal ready for data centres?

While they pose challenges, the broader ecosystem offers compelling opportunities.

Data centres have recently emerged as a widely-discussed infrastructure theme in Nepal’s political and business circles. Announcements covering global corporations such as Google and Meta looking to invest were all over the news. Regardless of how much of that will materialise, the enthusiasm is understandable. Countries are racing to position themselves in the digital economy, with data centres at the heart of this transformation.