Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Nepal Sends Solar Power Banks to Flood-Hit Regions
Severe floods hit parts of Nepal near the border with China.
The floods damaged power plants and stopped electricity in several areas.
One substation in Rasuwa was washed away, making repairs difficult.
Officials are sending 500 solar power banks to help people.
These devices can provide light and charge mobile phones.
Electricity was restored to some parts of Nuwakot using a different transmission line.
Rescue teams are searching for many missing people.
Reports also said that people were killed or missing in Tibet.
Nepalese authorities arranged alternative power supplies for flood-hit Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading.
Floods damaged 12 hydropower projects and halted 431.1 megawatts of generation capacity.
Authorities sent 500 solar power banks, including 300 already handed over for distribution.
Electricity restoration in Rasuwa remained difficult after floods washed away a substation.
The disaster left hundreds missing, while an alternative line restored electricity to parts of Nuwakot.
- Who
- Nepalese authorities, the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, the Nepal Electricity Authority and disaster-management agencies.
- What
- Authorities arranged alternative electricity supplies and distributed solar power banks after floods damaged hydropower infrastructure.
- When
- The floods occurred on Wednesday, and the power banks were being sent on Thursday, August 27.
- Where
- The affected areas were Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading in Nepal; the flooding began near Timure and Rasuwagadhi along the Bhotekoshi River.
- Why
- Floods damaged 12 hydropower projects, halted 431.1 megawatts of generation and washed away a substation in Rasuwa.
- Solar power banks
- 500 units were being sent; 300 had been handed over for distribution and another 200 were on the way.
- Affected districts
- Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading
- Hydropower damage
- 12 projects damaged
- Lost generation capacity
- 431.1 megawatts
- Nuwakot restoration
- Electricity was restored to various parts through an alternative line from Sindhupalchok.
- Reported missing in Nepal
- The report said 177 people and more than 826 others, including over 300 Indian tourists, were missing.
- Reported impact in Tibet
- Chinese state-run media reported three deaths and as many as 588 missing in the Tibet autonomous region.