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Nine hydropower projects in Nepal face permit revocation

Nine hydropower projects in Nepal, totaling 461 megawatts in capacity, are in jeopardy of losing their permits. The Ministry of Forests and Environment has refused to grant permission for feasibility studies to hydropower projects, even though they obtained survey licenses from the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation. Projects that have already paid substantial […]

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Rare win for Nepal indigenous groups as EIB admits ‘gaps’ in hydropower project

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has pledged to address gaps in the implementation of a power project in Nepal, handing a rare victory to indigenous groups and local communities who had raised concerns about being uprooted from their land. A complaint by Nepali civil society groups had pointed to inadequate analysis of environmental and social

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