Currents of Power: Nepal’s Hydropower Surge Threatens Fish Population

With massive unmet energy demands the potential revenue of electricity exports, Nepal has rapidly expanded its hydropower production. But environmental safeguards are flouted and...

Balancing Ambitions: Nepal’s Path to Development and Net-Zero Emissions by 2045

Nepal's pursuit of sustainable development and its commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2045 represent a complex interplay of socio-economic ambition and environmental responsibility....

Nuwakot, Rasuwa turning into hydro, solar hubs as investors pour money

According to the available data, 1,093 MW of electricity is being generated from Trishuli river alone. January 19, 2020 Manorath Shrestha of Bidur had access to...

EU-Nepal Partnership Launches Global Gateway for Rural Electrification

Today, a new Global Gateway energy flagship project was launched in Nepal with the inauguration of a 28 km extension of Chilime-Trishuli 220 kV...

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१६ श्रावण, २०७७ सरकारले विद्युत् उत्पादन, प्रसारण तथा वितरण प्रणालीलाई थप प्रतिस्पर्धी बनाउन निजी क्षेत्रसमेत सहभागी हुने अवसर सिर्जना गर्नेगरी ल्याएको नयाँ विद्युत् विधेयकप्रति निजी...

Can Nepal harness its huge hydropower potential?

The government aims to produce over 28,000MW of electricity by 2035. But that requires massive resources. As Nepal focusses on hydropower development to meet its...

Upper Karnali Hydropower Project bogged down in price negotiations

Jun 25, 2019 Kathmandu: A year after the Post’s revelation that Indian company Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (GMR), the developer of the 900 MW Upper Karnali hydropower...

Opportunistic Alliances: China’s Strategic Edge in South Asia

The China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) held the second China-Indian Ocean Forum in Kunming on December 8, 2023. This year’s focus was “Boosting Sustainable Blue...

The Struggle for Power: Locals’ Obstructions Affecting Nepal Electricity Authority’s Transmission Line Projects

Undue demands by the locals with NEA have hindered the erection of power lines along major corridors The state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has been...

Rivers of Potential: Resolving Strife in Nepal’s Energy Sector through Hydropower Innovation

Power export to India has been pilloried by some so-called ultra-patriotists in Nepal. They advocate that electricity should be solely consumed inside our country...

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