Large Natural Gas Reserve Revealed in Dailekh Through China-Nepal Joint Study
Surkhet — A deposit of 1.12 billion cubic meters of natural gas has been discovered in Dailekh. According to the Department of Mines and...
New Draft Law to Let Private Companies Supply Power Directly to Clients
KATHMANDU, June 19: In a major policy shift, the government has decided to allow private hydropower producers to sell electricity directly to their clients,...
Energy Producers Demand Three Alternatives from Finance Minister on ‘Take and Pay’ Provision
The Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN), has demanded three alternatives regarding the "Take and Pay" provision introduced in the budget for the purchase...
Finance Minister’s ‘Take and Pay’ Provision Threatens Energy Sector: IPPAN
Independent power producers have alleged that the government is planning to include the 'Take and Pay PPA' provision in the budget without any...
President Paudel Receives Briefing on Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu, June: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dipak Khadka, briefed President Ramchandra Paudel about the progress of hydropower projects under-construction at different...
Upper Trishuli–1 Hydropower Handed Over Ambulance to Project Affected Uttargaya Rural Municipality
Rasuwa, June 16, 2025 – The Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (NWEDC), the developer of the 216 MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project—sponsored by...
Rele Khola Project Begins Power Supply to National Grid
Myagdi, June 16: The electricity generated from Rele Khola Hydropower Project with the capacity of 6 MW constructed in Annapurna Rural Municipality-4, Narchyang, Myagdi, has...
Government Open to Reviewing Take-and-Pay Provision in Hydropower Sector
KATHMANDU, June 14: The government has hinted at revising its decision on the take-and-pay clause enforced for the hydropower companies through the announcement of...
Humla Karnali Cascade Project to Generate 681 MW of Electricity
Humla, June 15: Electricity will be generated at two different locations under the Humla Karnali Cascade Hydropower Project.
During a public hearing held in the...
Nepal Resumes Power Export to Bangladesh for Five-Month Period
Kathmandu, June 15: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has resumed exporting 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh through the Indian transmission.
Power from Nepal...
