30 per cent hydro power plants in South Asia exposed to risk of above-normal rainfall: Researchers

Cautioning that India would be the worst affected by climate change, researchers have brought out that nearly 30 percent of hydropower plants in South Asia are exposed to more than 50 percent probability of receiving above-normal precipitation, especially in parts of India, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan.

Observing that monsoon anomalies are key drivers of climate risk in Asia, they have said that about six percent of hydropower plants in this region are exposed to below-normal precipitation, mainly in India, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

“Both above-normal and below-normal precipitation increase the risk to hydropower generation along with related facilities and services.