Environmental impact assessment (EIA) reports for 11 hydropower projects were made public during the first six months of the current fiscal year. Altogether, 19 hydropower projects with publicly available EIA reports account for a combined capacity of 1,530 MW, with the 11 highlighted projects alone estimated to cost more than Rs 349 billion. Major projects include the 98.17 MW Chuwa Khola, 570 MW Humla–Karnali I and II, 306 MW Upper Mugu Karnali, and 35.15 MW Upper Apsuwa Khola. The EIAs outline construction modalities, projected costs, environmental mitigation measures and social responsibility plans, with the projects expected to substantially expand Nepal’s power generation capacity.
