Nepal’s hydropower boom reveals a class fault line
An opinion piece argues Nepal’s push to turn Himalayan rivers into electricity—meant to spur development and export revenue—has created a classed burden: investors, engineers, and politicians benefit, while workers toil in dangerous tunnels and face health risks; the Aug. 26 glacial-collapse disaster that wrecked hydropower projects killed thousands, left many missing, and wiped out about 700 MW of capacity, illustrating that the green transition can deepen social inequality rather than erase it.
