IPPAN Urges Special Relief Package for Bhote Koshi-Affected Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu: Nepal’s private hydropower sector has urged the government to announce a special legal, financial, administrative, and regulatory package to support the reconstruction and...
Shrestha Cancels Korea Trip, Prioritizes Rescue and Energy Infrastructure Restoration
KATHMANDU: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has cancelled his scheduled visit to South Korea, prioritizing rescue, restoration, and efforts...
Minister Shrestha Commits to Bringing Electricity to Gandaki’s Remaining 1,717 Households Soon
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has pledged the federal government's support and facilitation to help Gandaki Province achieve...
ERC Moves to Implement Open Access in Nepal’s Power Transmission System
The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving rapidly to implement open access in Nepal's electricity transmission and distribution system. With the aim of making...
India Approves 18-Hour Daily Power Exports to Nepal Until Dec. 31
KATHMANDU, Sept 15: India has approved the export of electricity to Nepal for 18 hours a day until December 31, following last month’s devastating...
Ganesh Karki Honored with Energy Leadership Excellence Award 2026
KATHMANDU: Ganesh Karki, advisor to the Ministry of Energy, former president of the Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal (IPPAN), and a prominent entrepreneur, has...
Power Supply Resumes as Dhading’s Jahare Substation Returns to Service
Dhading, Sept. 14: The Jahare Substation in Dhading, which was damaged after being inundated by the massive flood in the Bhotekoshi River, has resumed...
MCA-Nepal Completes 18-km Nepal Section of Strategic Nepal–India Transmission Line
Kathmandu — The Millennium Challenge Account Nepal Development Committee (MCA-Nepal), under the MCC Nepal Compact, has completed construction of the 18-kilometre Nepal section of...
Bhotekoshi Disaster Highlights Urgent Need for Climate-Resilient Hydropower
Kathmandu: Stakeholders have expressed serious concern over the growing risk of natural disasters in the Himalayan and hilly regions due to climate change and...
Bhotekoshi Flood Puts Kulekhani Under Pressure to Generate Power
HETAUDA — The devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River has damaged more than a dozen hydropower projects, putting additional pressure on the Kulekhani Hydropower...
