Tag: Electricity market
Lama Welcomes Government Move on Private Sector Electricity Trading, Calls It...
Kathmandu: Senior Vice-President of the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), Uttam Lama, has welcomed the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation’s decision...
Credible Regulation Essential to Attract Energy Investment: Minister Shrestha
Kathmandu: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said that as building an energy-based economy has been accorded national priority, the...
ERC Moves to Implement Open Access in Nepal’s Power Transmission System
The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving rapidly to implement open access in Nepal's electricity transmission and distribution system. With the aim of making...
Sarita Dawadi Outlines New Priorities for NEA: Reliable Power, Higher Consumption...
Kathmandu. Sarita Dawadi, Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and a member of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Board of...
ERC Moves to Open Nepal’s Electricity Market Through Open Access
Kathmandu: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has moved forward with the process of gradually transforming Nepal’s electricity market from a Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)-centered...
NPTC Gets Nod to Trade 100 MW of Electricity
Kathmandu — Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) subsidiary, Nepal Power Trading Company Limited (NPTC), has now been cleared to engage in electricity trading. A meeting...
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...
Electricity Trading and Transmission Need Private Sector Participation: Experts
Kathmandu: Stakeholders have emphasized that for the sustainable development of the hydropower sector, the private sector should be involved not only in power generation...
NEA No Longer Needed for PPAs, Unlocking Private Sector and Competitive...
Kathmandu - With the objective of ensuring non-discriminatory open access in the electricity system, the Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the “Directive on Open...
Energy Minister Ghising Pushes for Private Sector Participation in Power Trade
Kathmandu: The government has begun preparations to allow domestic private sectors to engage in electricity trading.
Energy, Irrigation, and Water Resources Minister Kulman Ghising stated...













