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- The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) released a report titled “Together We Have More Power: Status, Challenges, and the Potential for Regional Renewable Energy Cooperation in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.”
- The report was launched during Asia-Pacific Clean Energy Week in Bangkok.
- Countries in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region are utilizing only 6.1% of their total renewable energy potential.
- The region has a total hydropower potential of 882 GW, with 635 GW from transboundary river systems.
- Only 49% of the identified hydropower potential is currently harnessed.
- Solar and wind energy potential in the HKH is estimated at around 3 Terawatts.
- Total renewable energy targets of HKH countries are currently 1.7 Terawatts, according to their Nationally Determined Contributions.
- Renewable energy potential within the HKH alone exceeds 3.5 Terawatts.
- Bhutan and Nepal generate 100% of their electricity from renewable sources.
- Fossil fuels account for 98% of electricity generation in Bangladesh, 77% in India, 76% in Pakistan, 67% in China, and 51% in Myanmar.
- Biofuels and waste contribute two-thirds of Nepal’s Total Primary Energy Supply (TPES), half of Myanmar’s, and one-quarter of Bhutan's and Pakistan’s TPES.
- Around two-thirds of current and planned hydropower capacity is vulnerable to glacier-related risks.
- The report promotes "dam equivalents" — modern alternatives to large dams, including urban water storage, climate-resilient irrigation, and solar and wind energy.
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