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Nepal wants to be a clean-energy powerhouse. The indigenous people are paying the price

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6 September 2026

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Clean Energy

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Nepal

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Fusion42 · 6 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

Nepal is aggressively expanding its hydropower sector to become a clean-energy powerhouse with plans to generate 28,500 MW in the next decade. However, this expansion displaces Indigenous communities, damages ancestral lands, and raises safety concerns amid disaster risks such as fatal floods linked to hydropower infrastructure.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Clean Energy.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Nepal’s hydropower rush risks alienating Indigenous communities and raising safety issues, creating urgent openings to develop safer, community-aligned energy solutions that respect local land rights and disaster resilience.

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