Tag: Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
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...
Nepal Targets Stronger Grid, Higher Power Use and Expanded Electricity Exports
KATHMANDU: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said that although electricity generation is expanding in Nepal, the country must expand...
Nepal Set to Add 1,040 MW of Electricity to National Grid
KATHMANDU: Nepal is set to significantly expand its electricity generation capacity in the current fiscal year as private investment in the hydropower sector continues...
MoEWRI Reports 71.35% Physical Progress, Highlights Major Energy Milestones
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) spent Rs 52.28 billion out of its Rs 84.33 billion budget in the fiscal...
NEA Resumes Pole Rental Dues Recovery as WorldLink Begins Payment
KATHMANDU: The long-delayed process of recovering outstanding electricity pole rental fees by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has now been implemented. As part of...
Electricity Tariff Reduction Under Study as Govt Forms New Panel
KATHMANDU, July 30: The government has formed a study committee to explore reducing electricity tariffs in a bid to boost domestic consumption.
Private-sector energy producers...
New 33/11 kV Substation Begins Operation in Saptari to Improve Power...
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has brought into operation a new 33/11 kV, 6/8 MVA substation constructed at Pansera in Khadak Municipality, Saptari....
Energy Minister Shrestha Inspects Thapathali Cable Fire Site, Orders Immediate Action
KATHMANDU: Following a fire that broke out Tuesday night in a tangled network of electricity and telecommunications cables in the Thapathali area, Minister for...
Minister Shrestha, JICA President Discuss Expanding Nepal-Japan Energy Cooperation
KATHMANDU: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha held talks with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) President Tanaka Akihiko on Tuesday....
Bibek Raj Kandel Appointed Advisor to Minister for Energy, Water Resources...
Bibek Raj Kandel of Chitwan has been appointed as Advisor (Energy Trade and Infrastructure, Special Class) to Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, the Minister for Energy,...
