Nepal, March 24 -- A pre-emptive maintenance of hydropower plants can save costs and increase profit margins to grow business and meet Nepal's energy needs

Nepal's fast flowing rivers offer a tremendous resource to generate clean renewable energy that can fuel its inclusive growth. That is a double bonanza given how other energy sources are contributing to climate change-increasing the risks to lives and livelihoods around the world.

As the country marks its first year of a stable government, the hydropower sector is rightly receiving the attention it deserves. While this surge in activities to build new plants is providing Nepal a path toward greater independence in managing its energy requirements, there is a serious issue that needs ...