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.

Nepali Army rescues workers from some sites, but access remains a major obstacle at projects across the Trishuli corridor.

India’s electricity demand is projected to more than double over the next decade, but its rapid expansion of solar, wind, storage and nuclear power means Nepal cannot assume it will remain a captive market for its hydropower.

The first 600 kg shipment is part of a deal to export at least 50,000 kg of ghee a year.

A surge in demand after four months of half-filled cylinders has exposed deeper weaknesses in Nepal’s LPG supply chain, from storage and transport to cylinder management and distribution.

The move gives Nepal Electricity Authority’s subsidiary a foothold in cross-border power trading, even as private companies seeking licences remain locked out pending changes to the legal framework.

Nepal’s cooking gas supply has tightened despite regular imports from India, exposing gaps in domestic distribution and the lack of controls over cylinder stocks.

After a four-year gap, Nepal and India will revisit disputes over water sharing, benefits and investment as they seek to finalise the Pancheshwar DPR.

Weak project preparation, staff shortages and poor implementation continue to hold back capital spending.