Flood Damage Knocks 1,400 MW off Grid as NEA Plans Winter Imports

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Updated September 30, 2026

Swollen floodwaters inundate the powerhouse and penstock pipe area of a riverbank hydropower plant. — BBC News Nepali

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Weekend floods knocked roughly 1,000 MW off Nepal's power grid, compounding late August damages to Rs 74 billion and prompting the NEA to outline winter electricity imports.

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September 30, 2026AI Overview
Incessant weekend rainfall and landslides have severed roughly 1,000 megawatts of electricity generation from Nepal’s national transmission system, compounding earlier disaster losses and inflicting an estimated Rs 74 billion in preliminary infrastructure damages.
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