U.S. grants for 2 Nepal infra projects suspended after Trump order

$500m for power transmission line, road improvements halted for at least 90 days

The Millennium Challenge Corporation, a U.S. government aid agency, agreed in 2017 to fund a power transmission line and road improvement project in Nepal, but the Trump administration suspended them. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and Getty Images)

February 20, 2025 19:12 JST

KATHMANDU (Reuters) -- Two major infrastructure projects in Nepal funded by the United States have been put on hold after President Donald Trump suspended all foreign development assistance, a government official said on Thursday, making their future uncertain.

Trump ordered a 90-day pause in foreign development assistance on the day he returned to the White House, pending assessments of efficiency and consistency with U.S. foreign policy.