Nepal's electricity woes - 06 April 08

Nepal does have one resource in abundance: water. And its neighbours are looking to exploit that resource to power their economies with hydroelectricty.

Meanwhile Nepal is left suffering an energy crisis and regular blackouts.

But China and India hold sway over Nepal... politically and economically.

And as Matt McClure reports Nepal's new government may end up serving its neighbours' interests ahead of its own.

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[LukumRukumNP]

AlJazeera is one of the great news channel of the world infact its no 1

[patelbhai987]

First

[kashgurkha]

now its down to about a hour

[PlayaDoWhatUdo]

fuck that shyit Nepali people don't get any power i have a aunt living there. they only get up to 5 or 6 hours of power a day.

[yakboyfromhell]

everyone knows the problem its the politicians n govt employees who never step down, not even a bit when it comes to get some commision.y the heck is india benefiting from our power plant when we r suffering no less from the same cause?. it's simple congress n m.l.a wolves that would suck anything.

[FlowerClown]

I'v lived in Nepal and have a 2ed family there. In the Bhaktapur just 20min from Kathmandu are with out power for 12 hours per day. Then at the end of the dry season the water is only on for an hour a day. This is why everyone has tanks on top of there homes. The Government has many problems but I hope in time things will change. Now that the King is out of the way let the political process start.

[thelittlegoldfish]

oops farming

[thelittlegoldfish]

wish i was subsistance famimg , i hate this shit

[LadyDamorea1]

Excellent story! Wonderful to see news from Nepal.

[medhue]

This is easily 1 of the best news station in the world. Incredible how balance they are, uninfluenced my money and power.