A delegation from the American Chamber of Commerce in Nepal concluded a series of meetings with US government agencies and multilateral institutions in Washington this week, pushing a proposal to position Nepal as a destination for clean energy-powered digital infrastructure, including data centres, artificial intelligence computing, and cryptocurrency mining.

The delegation — comprising AmCham Nepal Founding Chair Ajit Bikram Shah, Mogha Energy CEO Samrath Mogha, and AmCham Executive Director Amir R. Thapa — met with officials from the US Departments of State, Commerce, and Energy, as well as the US Trade and Development Agency and the US International Development Finance Corporation.

The core pitch, which the group is calling a “hydro-to-data” strategy, argues that Nepal’s hydropower surplus could attract energy-intensive industries that are increasingly seeking cheap, renewable power — particularly AI infrastructure companies and crypto mining operations, which face growing regulatory and environmental scrutiny in the West.

The US Trade and Development Agency expressed interest in potentially supporting feasibility studies for such projects, according to the delegation. The DFC discussed financing mechanisms for Nepali enterprises in digital and energy sectors. No funding commitments were announced.

The delegation also met with Mark W. Menezes of the US Energy Association to plan a forthcoming US–Nepal Energy Roadshow aimed at connecting Nepali hydropower projects with global investors. Separately, they held discussions with Ambassador Atul Keshap, Senior Vice President for South Asia at the US Chamber of Commerce, and engaged with World Bank and Asian Development Bank representatives on regulatory modernisation and project structuring.

On Capitol Hill, the delegation advocated for the revival of a Nepal-focused congressional caucus.

AmCham Nepal used the mission to call on the Nepali government to reduce regulatory barriers and establish clearer policy frameworks for AI, crypto, and data infrastructure industries — sectors it says could absorb surplus electricity output that Nepal has struggled to export at scale.

The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s transmission infrastructure project, currently under implementation, was cited as enabling future energy export and domestic digital economy development.