floods and landslides damaged hydropower infrastructure, knocking about 620 mw o

Floods and landslides in Nepal have caused significant damage to hydropower infrastructure, resulting in a power outage of about 620 MW. This has led to losses estimated at Rs 8.74 billion. The damage includes affected transmission towers and disrupted power supply from multiple hydropower plants, particularly in regions like Myagdi, Mustang, and the Kali Gandaki corridor. Overall, the floods have disrupted power supply ranging from 430 MW to over 1,300 MW according to various reports, causing delays in hydropower output restoration and impacting Nepal's electricity system severely.