“After the deluge”: Bikash Pandey on Nepal’s hydropower future
In a column for Nepali Times, Winrock International’s Director of Clean Energy & Circular Economy, Bikash Pandey, examines how Nepal should respond after recent catastrophic flooding raised questions about the future of hydropower development.
“Hydropower development should not stop. It must evolve,” Pandey writes, arguing that the answer is not retreat from clean energy but smarter planning, stronger climate-risk assessment and greater investment in energy diversification.
Drawing on Nepal’s experience, he explores how countries can build more resilient energy systems in an era of intensifying weather impacts.
The essay is the latest in Pandey’s regular People Power column for Nepali Times, where he writes about energy issues shaping Nepal and the wider region.
Read the full piece here: After the deluge – Nepali Times
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