Few weeks ago, in the “entrepreneurs for Nepal” gathering, I got to interact with a Nepali Hydro electric developer and a pioneer, Gyanendra Pradhan at a “entrepreneurs for nepal” gathering on 30th of April. He makes a good case for Hydropower development in Nepal. Here are a few stats he pulled out which was interesting.
- Nepal has 20,000 liter of water per person (thats a lot).
- His words ” Nepal is a cheese between 2 breads” because of water and the hydro potential. He sees Nepal’s moment of action is now, where we need to show foriegn and domestic investors that we are serious on our efforts turn this potential gold mine into action. Otherwise the confidence will be lost for a long time.
- Nepal has enough supply to power south Asia with hydro power, the cheapest form of generating electricity.
- More than 50 thousand crore rupees (500,000 million rupees) is currently being invested (or about to) in hydropower in Nepal right now.
Gyanendra’s mantra for a successful entrepreneur is as follows:
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One need to think differently…To be different
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Be a day dreamer
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Continue reading some positive thoughts from a Hydro Power developer in Nepal.