NEA Starts Applying 5% VAT on Residential Electricity Bills Above 50 Units
Kathmandu, July 17: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has begun imposing a 5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity bills of household consumers...
Minister Shrestha: Nepal Moves Closer to 10,000 MW Electricity Export Goal
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said that the decisions taken at the 13th meeting of the Nepal-India...
India’s Policy Shift on Chinese-Linked Power Firms Opens Door for Nepal’s Hydropower Exports
India’s decision to allow four Chinese-linked companies to participate in bidding for strategic electricity transmission projects has prompted fresh calls in Nepal for diplomatic...
Indian Energy Secretary Inspects Arun III Hydropower Project in Sankhuwasabha
Sankhuwasabha – A high-level delegation from the Government of India conducted an on-site inspection of the under-construction 900 MW Arun III Hydropower Project in...
Damauli–Bharatpur Transmission Line Moves Ahead with Forest Clearance in Chitwan
Chitwan: Tree felling has begun in Chitwan district for the construction of the Damauli–Bharatpur 220 kV transmission line, being developed under the Tanahun Hydropower...
Dhakal Commits to Expanding Renewable Energy in Nepal’s Cottage and Small Industries
Kathmandu: Gunaraj Dhakal has been elected Central Vice President of the Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries (FNCSI), representing the renewable energy sector,...
Nepal, India Agree to Increase Cross-Border Power Transfer Capacity to 1,650 MW
The meetings of the Joint Steering Committee (JSC) and the Joint Working Group (JWG) on Power Sector Cooperation (JSC) between India and Nepal concluded...
Half Finished in 20 Years: Sikta Irrigation Project’s Cost Quadruples
KATHMANDU, July 16: Two decades after construction began, the national pride Sikta Irrigation Project remains only half-complete. Launched in fiscal year 2005/06, the project...
Government Directs NEA, Telecom Operators to Speed Up Cable Management in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: The government has directed the concerned agencies to prepare a joint action plan and accelerate the long-delayed management of tangled electricity, telecommunications, and...
Flood Damage Halts Power Generation at Relekhola Hydropower Project
Myagdi, July 15: The 6 MW Relekhola Hydropower Project, located at Narachyang in Annapurna Rural Municipality-4 of Myagdi, has been forced to shut down...
