Through funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) project, USEA organized a five-day executive exchange for Nepal members of parliament residing in provinces with planned large hydro facilities, and executives from the Investment Board Nepal, which is the lead organization in large hydropower development.  Vietnam shared their experiences in the planning, appraisal, financing, development, risk mitigation, structuring, and operations involved in large hydropower production.