Former Nepal Chamber of Commerce Chairman Rajendra Mall emphasizes strengthening electrical infrastructure for sustainable development

Kathmandu. Former Chairman of the Nepal Chamber of Commerce, Rajendra Mall, has stated that there is no alternative to strengthening electrical infrastructure for the sustainable development of the country. Speaking at a program organized by the Nepal Economic Journalists Association (NEFEJ) on 'Challenges of Electrical Infrastructure Construction and the Way Forward', he highlighted the need for a concrete policy to utilize Nepal's hydropower potential. Mall emphasized the need to implement the concept of 'Nepal's Water, People's Investment' through a public-private partnership (PPP) model in Nepal, which has a potential of approximately 83,000 megawatts of hydropower. He stated that the tendency to keep 'rivers in bags' in the hydropower sector should be ended and actual producers should be encouraged.