© 2014 Wazari Wazir | Devotees Light a Candles in Boudhanath Stupa | Kathmandu “Not a day goes by without a few hours of power cuts. Load shedding has now become a perennial problem and it is here to stay.” – Prasiddha Upadhaya, Hydropower Developer – Despite Nepal’s huge hydropower potential and more than half a century of experience starting with the Pharping hydro plant in 1911, to date, less than 1% of Nepal’s hydro-power resources have been tapped.  Furthermore, no significant effort has been exerted in tapping other energy sources. Crippled with power shortage, Himalayan country Nepal imposes extra hour of mandatory power cut. The situation is going to further…