Hydropower Insurance Must Go Beyond Compensation to Reduce Risks: Rajouria
Kathmandu: Nepal Hydropower Association President Er. Arun Rajouria has said hydropower insurance should be developed not merely as a means of providing compensation after...
Unused Chargers, Standby Devices May Account for 5–20% of Power Use: Minister Shrestha
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said studies have shown that leaving unused electrical appliances on standby or chargers...
Energy Ministry Moves to Remove Hurdles, Expedite 12 Transmission Line Projects
Kathmandu, Oct. 3: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has started coordinating to remove obstacles affecting the construction of transmission lines currently...
Flood Damage Halts Power Generation at Relekhola Hydropower Project
MYAGDI, Oct 2: The Relekhola Hydropower Project in Annapurna Rural Municipality-4, Narchyang, Myagdi, has been shut down after floodwaters entered into its dam.
The project...
Transmission charge for national grid fixed at Rs 413,000 per MW
Kathmandu: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has determined the transmission charges for using the national electricity transmission grid operated by the Nepal Electricity Authority...
Minister Shrestha Urges Agencies to Accelerate Budget Execution
Minister for Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has directed the subordinate agencies to give a pace to enforcement of annual budget...
NEA Schedules Power Cuts Across Kathmandu Valley From October 1–12 for Underground Line Works
KATHMANDU — Electricity supply will be disrupted at various locations in Kathmandu Valley to facilitate the operation of the underground electricity distribution system and...
Floods, Landslides Disrupt Power Generation at Mistri Khola and Daram Khola Projects
KATHMANDU: Floods and landslides have caused greater damage to transmission infrastructure than to the generation structures of hydropower projects, disrupting electricity generation and transmission...
Dr. Jagadishwar Karmacharya Appointed Energy Secretary
KATHMANDU: The government has appointed Dr. Jagadishwor Karmacharya as secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. A Cabinet meeting held on...
Bhotekoshi Flood Disrupts 430 MW, Government Prepares Alternative Power Supply
KATHMANDU: Around 430 MW of electricity has been knocked out of the national grid after floods in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa damaged several...
