Government Advances PPA Reopening Process, Forms Five-Member Committee
Kathmandu: The government has moved forward with the process of reopening Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). A meeting of the Nepal Electricity Authority's Board of...
HIDCL Profit Drops 27%, Future Returns Depend on Hydropower Investments
Kathmandu: Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Limited (HIDCL), which was established to invest in hydropower projects, reported a decline in profit in fiscal year...
Home Minister Gurung Seeks Energy Ministry Support to Resolve Gorkha Hydropower Project Issues
Kathmandu: Home Minister Sudhan Gurung has visited the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation along with a delegation of hydropower developers from Gorkha-1....
Energy Ministry Prepares to Cut Electricity Tariffs, Works on Introducing ‘Seasonal Tariff’
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has stepped up preparations to reduce electricity tariffs. With power generation increasing during the monsoon...
Tila-1 Hydropower Project Secures Rs 44.55 Billion in Bank Financing
Kathmandu: Financial closure has been achieved for the 440-megawatt Tila-1 Hydropower Project to be developed in Kalikot. Various banks and financial institutions, led by...
Karnali’s Electricity Access Expansion Accelerating Alongside National Grid: Energy Minister Shrestha
Kathmandu: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said the government plans to make Karnali a province with electricity services by...
Tanahu Hydropower Project’s Main Dam Construction Reaches 62% Completion
Damuli: Construction of the main dam of the 140-megawatt Tanahu Hydropower Project, under construction in Rishing Rural Municipality of Tanahu, has gained momentum. So...
NEA’s Major Power Plants Exceed Target, Medium Plants Fall 7.4% Short
Kathmandu: The major power plants of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) generated more electricity than their assigned production target in fiscal year 2025/26, while...
16,140 MW of Private Hydropower Projects Await PPAs, Rs. 66 Billion Already Invested
Kathmandu: Around 16,140 MW of hydropower projects in the private sector are awaiting Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), with approximately Rs. 66 billion already invested...
Hydropower Gets Less Than 29 MW in 54 PPAs, Solar Secures 675 MW
Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) new power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed in fiscal year 2025/26 show a sharp decline in the share of hydropower...
