New Delhi, Sept. 5 -- Summary The ICIMOD report reveals that the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) region is tapping only 6.1% of its vast renewable energy potential, with hydropower significantly underutilized.

Despite a potential of 882 GW, only 49% is harnessed.

The report calls for regional cooperation and investment in infrastructure to boost clean energy use and mitigate climate risks.

Despite holding immense renewables potential, clean energy makes up a very low (6.1 per cent) proportion of total primary energy supply (TPES) in the countries of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH), with hydropower singled out as being 'hugely underexploited', according to a new report.

The report from the eight-nation regional intergovernmental body, the In...