Riding Wind

Wind power has received some interest from the private sector, and the government seems interested, but data and policies are needed to draw in investor. Even advocates of renewable energy gave up on the prospect of wind power in Nepal when the two 10KW wind generators in Kagbeni and Mustang were blown away in 1989. The damage extended beyond that to the generators. In the years to come, no serious efforts were made either to repair the plant or to set up other projects on such a scale. Complications with other wind projects reinforced the idea that wind power was not viable in Nepal.