India to supply Nepal electricity after floods wrecked hydropower projects
Summary
India has agreed to quickly send electricity to Nepal to help with power shortages after floods damaged Nepal’s hydropower plants. India will supply up to 654 megawatts for 18 hours each day until the end of December, with a review planned for January.Key Facts
- India approved sending up to 654 megawatts of electricity daily to Nepal until December 31.
- Electricity will be provided for 18 hours each day to help with shortages caused by flood damage.
- Floods on August 26 were caused by a glacier collapse on the China-Nepal border.
- The floods killed more than 1,400 people in Nepal and Tibet.
- At least 12 hydropower projects in Nepal were damaged, and over 5,500 people are missing.
- Nepal normally meets almost all its energy needs from hydropower but now has to import electricity.
- Thousands of people are displaced and staying in relief centers.
- Experts warn that glaciers in the Himalayas are melting quickly, threatening future water and power supplies.
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