Flood damage to Rasuwagadhi and the high cost of Korala leave the Sindhupalchok crossing vital to Nepal’s trade with China, but Beijing remains reluctant to reopen it over concerns about Tibet.

The approvals had expired during the peak export season.

Damage to pylons along the Dana-Kushma section of the 220kV line has cut off 12 hydropower projects. Precautionary shutdown of projects has pushed the total generation loss to over 790MW.

Officials say there won’t be load-shedding this winter despite flood damage to hydropower infrastructure along Trishuli corridor.

Producers say the proposed eligibility framework does not reflect the financing needs and development cycle of hydropower projects.

The tax was introduced in the current budget, with a five percent rate for household users and 13 percent for others, but the government is now considering reversing the move.

Nepal Electricity Authority says disruption will exacerbate winter grid management.

Three hydropower projects have lost their export permits as Nepal seeks to sell surplus monsoon electricity while relying on India for winter supplies.

Two workers have been rescued, and bodies recovered, but teams are still searching flooded tunnels and damaged sites for hundreds of missing people.

After rescuing two survivors and finding a dead body, rescuers say they could not locate any more survivors or bodies.

Nepal had been exporting an average of about 1,000 MW of electricity during the wet season. That has now fallen to around 650 MW.

Families are demanding answers as mud and debris block access to hydropower plants where dozens of workers are feared trapped after the Bhotekoshi flood.

Hundreds of hydropower workers and staff remain missing across projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot after the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood.

Relatives of workers trapped or missing inside flooded hydropower tunnels say every hour of delay is diminishing their hope of finding them alive.

Preliminary estimates suggest the Bhotekoshi floods have caused extensive damage to hydropower projects and transmission infrastructure, while insurance coverage and reconstruction costs remain unclear.