MCA-Nepal’s Four-Year Commitment to Project Completion Announced
Electricity transmission project, contract agreement for three substations, road maintenance, significant progress claimed in access to project and construction sites, and livelihood restoration.
Kathmandu —...
18 Local Levels Embrace Micro-Hydro and Solar Energy Despite Absence of National Grid
Kathmandu — Out of the 753 local levels (municipalities and rural municipalities) in Nepal, 539 local levels have been fully electrified. In 196 local...
Nepal’s Petroleum Imports Surge Past Rs 350 Billion in Just One Year
KATHMANDU, Aug 19: Petroleum products accounted for 18.87 percent of the country’s total import of Rs 1.592 trillion in the fiscal year 2023/24.
According to...
Nepal’s Power Exports to India Surge with New 251 MW Approval
Kathmandu, Aug. 20: Nepal has received approval from India to export an additional 251 megawatts of electricity from a dozen hydropower projects.
According to the Indian...
Historic Moment: Gosaikunda Illuminated by National Grid
Kathmandu, 18 August 2024. For the first time, electricity from the national transmission grid has reached Gosaikunda, a famous pilgrimage site in Rasuwa. The...
Kulman Ghising Declares End of Load-Shedding Era
Kathmandu — Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Kulman Ghising, has stated that although electricity may occasionally come and go due to natural...
PM Oli Urges Global Unity to Combat Food, Energy, and Climate Crises
KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that the wise use of innovation and resources, cooperative efforts and mutual understanding help...
NEA Achieves Significant Milestones in Electricity Sector: Minister Khadka
Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Deepak Khadka has said that it is necessary to develop the energy sector in the country with the...
First Turbines Spinning at Bhutan’s Long-Awaited Punatsangchhu-II Project
The first two turbine-generator units are now operating at the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHPA-II), 13 years after the intergovernmental agreement between Bhutan...
Nepal’s Everest Region Hit by Deadly Glacial Lake Outburst
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: A devastating flood that hit a village in Nepal's Everest region was caused by a glacial lake outburst, local government officials and...
