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Nepal: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Nepal is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
1
0 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
0.6 GW
14 plants
Clean share of electricity
100%
Ember, 2024

Mines and deposits

Zinc1
Iron ore1
Lead1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
PhulchowkiZinc, Iron ore, LeadProspectNot statedUSGS MRDS

Showing operating and larger sites first. Open the map for every site.

Power capacity by fuel

Hydro558 MW
Solar30 MW
Largest plantsFuelCapacityOwner
Kali Gandaki Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro144 MWNot stated
Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro70 MWNot stated
Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro69 MWNot stated
Khimti Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro60 MWNot stated
Kulekhani-I Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro60 MWNot stated
Bhote Koshi Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro45 MWNot stated
Kulekhani-II Hydroelectric Power Plant NepalHydro32 MWNot stated
DevighatSolar25 MWNot stated

Source: WRI Global Power Plant Database v1.3 (CC BY 4.0). Plants of about 1 MW and above, data mostly 2018 to 2021.

Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2021
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2022
Ores and metals exports
1.4%
% of merchandise exports · 2022

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.