IPPAN Warns 19,000 MW of Hydropower Projects at Risk Unless Forest Act Is Amended

Banking News – Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) President Mohan Dangi has warned that nearly 19,000 megawatts (MW) of hydropower projects could remain at risk unless the country's Forest Act is amended, arguing that the current legal framework and lengthy administrative procedures are obstructing infrastructure development. Speaking at an interaction program on "Challenges in…