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Around 430 MW of capacity was damaged when the 26 August flood tore through the Bhote Koshi–Trishuli corridor — one of Nepal’s densest hydropower…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 26, 2026
Key facts — as reported 26 August 2026 (all figures provisional) Capacity damaged: around 430 MW of production, transmission and distribution capacity, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said. Facilities named: six hydropower plants along the Bhote…
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The NEA named six hydropower facilities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers. The headline casualty is the 111 MW Rasuwagadhi project, on the Nepal—China frontier, whose powerhouse and substation were reportedly completely destroyed. The others sit…
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The reason one flood could take out so much capacity is geography. The Bhote Koshi drops steeply out of Tibet, gathers into the Trishuli, and falls fast through Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Steep, reliable, glacier-fed flow is exactly what run-of-river hydropower…
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How big a hit is 430 MW? Sources differ on Nepal's total installed capacity, so the honest answer is a range. Specialist trade press framed the ~430 MW as more than a tenth of a national hydropower base put at about 3.2 GW; other recent Nepali reporting puts…
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This is where the power story meets the climate one. The flood is thought to have begun high on a glacier — the leading explanations offered on the day were an earthquake-triggered avalanche, a rock-ice avalanche, and the sudden drainage of a supraglacial…
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The same corridor is the gateway to Langtang: Syabrubesi, the road-head where most Langtang treks begin, sits in the worst-hit stretch. The condition of the trails up the valley was still being assessed as this was written, and road and bridge access via…
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