Nepal bet nearly everything on hydropower - the floods show why that's a problem
More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.
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"the time has come for a rethink of our hydropower policy"
— Rajan Dhakal , Executive
"once-in-a-century event"
— Kulman Ghising , Politician
"We should not be putting all our eggs in one basket in these dangerous times"
— Kushal Gurung , Activist
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More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.
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