South Asia
Nepal
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Nepal and the EU
EU imports from
€91m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€199m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #146 supplier
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 2.19
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember · estimated
Industrial
55
EUR/MWh
Consumer
35
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
23
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
–
of generation
regulated market
Power market
● Export-revenue + dam debtMarket model
Single buyer (opening)
Direct PPA
Limited
grid access: limited
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC)
Seasonal run-of-river hydro and dependence on the Indian grid and market to absorb the wet-season surplus, and to cover the dry-season deficit.
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Metal mining
Tagged mines
2
none in the merged layer
Acid-drainage prone
1
high water-risk ore class
Main commodities
Iron, Zinc
Water risk is inferred from the ore class, not site measurements. Global mines: full layer →
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
25
→ 35 by 2050
Fertility
1.96
below replacement
Working-age
65.1%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
10
→ 15.9 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 29.7M · peaks 2067
By 2050: +16% (34.6M)