Arun III

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Arun III was a hydro-electric project in Nepal at the Arun River. In this project, 404 megawatts electricity was expected to be produced. However, the NGOs working here went against it. Criticism of the project included fear of increase of the already high electricity tariffs, environmental issues and if the size of the project was appropriate for a country of Nepal's size. There was also a debate for the road to the project area. Finally in 1995, the World Bank decided to withdraw their support effectively permanently cancelling the project. The result is that Nepal is going to have a load shedding for 11 hours every day.^{[citation needed]}