Rasuwa Emerging as Nepal’s ‘Energy Capital’ With 365 MW Hydropower Generation
Kathmandu: Rasuwa district, which is emerging as a major hub for hydropower development, currently has nine nationally significant hydropower projects generating electricity. According to...
IPPAN Proposes Special Incentives for Hydropower Sector Through Sunset Law
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal has urged the government to provide special incentives, tax exemptions, and policy facilitation to the private hydropower...
Energy Minister Directs Faster Expansion of Transmission Infrastructure
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said that the situation in which generated electricity goes to waste due...
Financial Closure Secured for 16 MW Machhakhola Hydropower Project in Gorkha
Kathmandu: Financial closure has been secured for the 16 MW Machhakhola Hydropower Project, which is set to be developed in Dharche Rural Municipality of...
Upper Arun Hydropower Project Moves Ahead with Production Permit
Kathmandu: The 1,063 MW Upper Arun Hydroelectric Project, which is being developed by Upper Arun Hydro-Electric Limited, a subsidiary company of the Nepal Electricity...
Financial Closure Completed for 50 MW Marsyangdi Besi Hydropower Project
Kathmandu: Financial closure has been completed for the 50 MW “Marsyangdi Besi Hydropower Project” being developed by Divyajyoti Hydropower Limited.
A loan agreement was signed...
Minister Orders Urgent Repair and Investigation After Two Towers Collapse on Kohalpur–Surkhet Line
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has expressed concern over the power crisis in Karnali Province after two 132...
Bhlon Panel Targets PPA Reform, Investment Security Through ‘IPPAN Vision 2029
Kathmandu: Election activities for the new leadership of the Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal (IPPAN) have intensified. As the new leadership is set to...
132 kV Electricity Tower Collapses Within Three Months of Operation
Birendranagar — The towers (poles) of the Kohalpur–Surkhet 132 kV electricity transmission line have collapsed just three months after becoming operational.
The transmission line, which...
Lower Seti Hydropower Project: Tunnel Construction Begins on 126 MW Cascade Scheme
Kathmandu: Construction of the access tunnel for the 126 MW Lower Seti Hydropower Project has begun. The project, fully owned by the Nepal Electricity...
