The Path to Sustainable Power: An Energy Roadmap
Endowed with enormous water resources, Nepal is making every effort to generate sufficient electricity to achieve the goal of development and prosperity. Electricity is...
Adding 25,000 MW in a Decade: A Feasible Goal or a Distant Dream?
Kathmandu, Mar. 16: Nepal’s hydropower production has reached 3,400 MW in 114 years since the first power plant-- the 500-kilowatt Pharping Hydropower Project was built...
The Increasing Financial Strain of the Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project
Dhangadhi — The procurement master plan of the Rani Jamara Kulariya Irrigation Project has increased from NPR 12 billion to NPR 29 billion over...
Nepal’s energy plan: A pathway to sustainable development
As Nepal’s Independent Power Producers’ Association (IPPAN) celebrates its 25th anniversary, the government has announced an ambitious target to generate 28,500 MW of electricity...
Integrating Solar and Hydro: Rethinking Nepal’s Future Energy Development
Context matters for enterprises, especially if it changes dramatically, and this is what is happening in Nepal’s hydropower sector. It is primarily about economics.
The...
Nepal’s Hydropower Paradox: Abundant Water, Indian Influence, and Energy Security
Despite Nepal being the world’s second most water-rich country, which provides immense potential for hydroelectric power production, India has the primary influence over its...
Challenges in Developing Multipurpose Water Resource Projects
Risk analysis is essential throughout the project cycle, from construction initiation to operations management. There should not be political disputes, inter-provincial conflicts, and local...
Distortion in Hydro: Founders’ Profit vs. Public Safety
December 6, Kathmandu – Establishing a public company to build hydropower projects, later listing it on the stock market, and issuing a limited number...
Climate Debt Crisis: The Growing Burden on Developing Countries
Nepal has increasingly relied on concessional loans from the World Bank for disaster management, signaling a growing trend of dependency on external borrowing for...
Energizing Alliances: A New Era of Trilateral Collaboration
In what may be a major breakthrough in regional energy trade, Nepal exported 40 megawatts of hydroelectricity to Bangladesh on November 15, using an...
