Nepal, Feb. 19 -- Between 2007 and 2017, the country went through a massive electricity supply shortage that caused up to 18 hours of daily load-shedding.

In western Nepal, people would cross the border into India to charge their mobiles, laptops and electric torches.

The situation has reversed.

India's increasing energy needs provide ample opportunities for Nepal to realise its hydropower potential. Bangladesh, too, has set an eye on Nepal's clean energy.

Nepal has a big hydropower dream.

In the last decade, Nepal generated 2,000 MW of hydroenergy. And in the next ten years, it aspires to generate 28,000 MW. Of the total targeted generation, plans are to export 15,000 MW-particularly to India and Bangladesh.

A report in 2016 showed...