Electricity Crisis in Nepal

Water is one of the most precious resources, which support the life of almost everything in the world. Indeed, the world is covered by 75% water, but most of this water is not suitable for human consumption or use. On the same note, the world has been increasing its consumption of water due to the increasing population, leading to increased demands. The increased water consumption, which has been a result of high population, is worrying because the matter may lead to massive water shortages in the future.

Problem Statement: After the earthquake in the early part of 2015 and the drafting of the new Nepali constitution and the later part of 2015 tensions are at an all time high in the nation of Nepal. Leading to protests, blockades and all around unrest in the populace.

The generation of electricity mainly depends on the quantity of precipitation that falls in a specific area. In 2011, a tidal plant with 254MW began its operation and it has doubled the capacity through out the world to 527MW.

Commodities account for 57% of the value of total exports, so that a downturn in world commodity prices can have a big impact on the economy. The government is pushing for increased exports

People often think that water will never be used up. There is plenty of water, such as rain, water from the rivers and wells. It seems as if water is always available around us and we never have to worry about water shortage. In fact water is rather limited on the earth. With the rapid increase of population and fast development of industries, water is more needed than before. At the same time, a large amount of water has been polluted and wasted every day. Some big cities in China are facing the problem of water shortage already. There, water supply is controlled and industry has been restrained.

Considering different solutions to solve the problem of water shortage, consequently, hydro-power plants have been in the process of building in main cities. These plants will be able to collect the water that is lost and aid the scarcity. The hydro-power plant workers stated that they recognize Africa has a great deal of potential, but the process is grueling because of the cost.

Water is the protection of life. Many countries are lack of water ,and many people do not know how to cherish water in our country .A lot of people to waste water every day, since all of them just take it for granted. We should consider that Water- poor countries are faced with the seriousness of water problem and how much water they can handle, and are also focused at how to adopt measures to facilitate a continuous supply of clean water to developing countries.

Hydropower is a very big provider of power in Costa Rica because it is so efficient the water never stops so that power it is providing Costa Rica with 80.27% of their energy. In Costa Rica they built a dam and the water has to get thru the dam by using the water pressure from the reservoir, it passes through the dam and spins the blades of a giant generator which makes electricity. Hydropower is ran by water so it's clean and won't pollute the environment, unlike power plants that burn fossil fuels, for example coal, and natural gas.

National Grid and Ofgem have recently warned the government of the increased risk
of potential power shortages, particularly in 2015/16. To comply with the EU Large Combustion Plan Directive (LCPD), a significant number of coal-and oil-fired power plants are due to close by the end

Civil wars are conflicts that occur within a country, in which some type of rebel group is at war with the government. Civil wars usually almost always happen in a country in which the government and economy is very poor. Typically a civil war cannot happen if the rebel group is not strong enough to face the government, and if they do not have a willingness and opportunity factor. Civil wars have unfortunately become a reoccurring problem for countries all over the world for the past 70 years (Lagace "High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal.").

Hydroelectric power plant is one of the major power plants all over the world in order to create electricity. It is also one of the best renewable energy sources on the planet earth. In ranking, Canada is the third largest country to produce hydroelectricity power. The efficiency of this power source is 90% and this is very impressive as the percentage of efficiency is very high. Hydro power plants generate 24% of the world’s electricity. More than 1 billion people are associated with hydro power plants as they use the power supply from hydro power plants.

In the case of India, water consumption and extraction is not regulated and horribly mismanaged so much so that Pearce says the country is in a state of “colossal anarchy” (Pearce 35). India is self-reliant with water because farmers are using irrigation and underground reserves. However, this self-reliance is a product of “administrative failure and technical inefficiency” (Pearce 35). India’s water supply will inevitably run out because they are using unsustainable sources and this use is going unregulated (Pearce

Hydropower is a alternative energy sources that makes electricity using water, this process goes from mechanical to electrical . This form of energy is a transfer from mechanical to electrical energy. Hydroelectric power is very useful source of alternative energy, if this market keeps growing, it could be the solution to a clean and mostly environmentally friendly power source. The most common source for generating hydroelectric power is dams. There are an estimated 57,000 large dams around the world producing tons of electricity for the people in the area. Many countries use hydroelectric power, China leads the way with the country producing over 856.4 billion kilowatts the second is Brazil, and then Canada in third place.

It is an essential resource for sustaining life as well as central to agriculture and rural development, and is intrinsically linked to global challenges of food insecurity and poverty, climate change adaptation and mitigation, as well as degradation and depletion of natural resources that affect the livelihoods of millions of people across the world. According to the World Bank, (2010) report, water is a scarce resource with multiple interwoven uses that range from drinking water, energy, irrigation, manufacturing things, transport of people and goods among others. The report further states that, more than one-sixth of the Worlds’ population does not have access to safe drinking water, with 80% living in rural areas thus access to water cannot not be guaranteed globally.

Being a land locked country surrounded by India and China, situated along the southern slopes of the Himalayas Nepal feels interference of India in her domestic politics and in foreign policy making which indicates determinants of her foreign policy are not amply helpful and capabilities of her foreign policy rather renders Nepal an absurd fear-psychosis position against India keeping her long away from world politics for hundreds of years. Her geo strategic location makes her vulnerable and dependent on India. Their foreign policy decision making pivots the two next door neighbors having geo political constraints. Given that there is China-preference in their sentiment, however, Nepal acts like a puppet in India’s hands in her decision making. Nepal is one of the best examples of being restrained by God given geo-demographic, geo-positional, socio-cultural realities. Albeit, Nepal succeeds in preservation of autonomy, protection of national sovereignty, territoriality, maintenance of rule of laws, preservation of human rights and equality, building friendship with neighbors, bringing foreign currency to boost up economy and keeping rising position in the central Asia.