NEFPORT Protected-Area Hydropower Ruling Estimate (2025)

Summary

Sector-facing estimate of hydropower exposure after Nepal's early-2025 Supreme Court ruling on development activities in protected areas.

Key Data Points

• NEFPORT Issue 60 reports the sector estimate that the ruling affects 267 hydropower projects totaling 19,736 MW.
• The estimate is sourced to industry / IPPAN-linked reporting rather than to a quantified Supreme Court project table.

Relevance

Use for claims about the possible hydropower-project exposure of the protected-area ruling. Wording should say "industry groups estimate" or "sector estimates," not "the court found."

Limitations

• The 267 / 19,736 MW figure is an industry exposure estimate.
• It is not a neutral court quantification and should not be treated as a legal annex to the ruling.