HYDROPOWER PLANT PLANS

INDIA and Nepal will build a 695 megawatt (MW) hydropower plant, officials said yesterday, as the Himalayan nation looks to exploit its abundant potential to generate clean energy to ease power shortages. India, which has an electricity trading deal with

Nepal, is investing billions of dollars in infrastructure including hydropower plants. This, as New Delhi looks to grow its influence in its smaller neighbours, where China is also increasingly active.