Tag: Electricity tariff
Energy Ministry Prepares to Cut Electricity Tariffs, Works on Introducing ‘Seasonal...
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has stepped up preparations to reduce electricity tariffs. With power generation increasing during the monsoon...
NEA Employee Unions Demand Scrapping of Electricity Tax
Kathmandu: Four employee organizations of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) have demanded the immediate abolition of the tax imposed on electricity consumers. On the...
ERC Study Warns of Wide Economic Impacts from Electricity VAT
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The government is poised to collect only Rs 4.27 billion in revenue by imposing the controversial value added tax (VAT) on...
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...
Energy Experts Advocate Umbrella Energy Act for Community Power Sector
KATHMANDU: Energy experts and stakeholders have stressed that the role played by community organizations in rural electrification, expanding access to clean energy, and empowering...
NEA Seeks Inland Revenue Department’s Opinion on VAT for Electricity Bills
Kathmandu: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has expressed serious concern after consumers complained that Value Added Tax (VAT) was added...
NEA Starts Applying 5% VAT on Residential Electricity Bills Above 50...
Kathmandu, July 17: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has begun imposing a 5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity bills of household consumers...
NEA Reconstitutes Committee for Khimti Hydropower Share Transfer Talks
Kathmandu: The Board of Directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has reconstituted a negotiation committee to advance discussions on the transfer of share...
NEA Calls on Solar Power Producers to Sign PPAs
Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority has invited applications to sign power purchase agreements (PPAs) with solar power projects developed with investment from local governments.
The authority...
PEC Approves 2026 Electricity Rates, India Imports to Nepal to Rise...
Kathmandu: The 17th meeting of the Nepal–India Power Exchange Committee (PEC) has set the electricity rates for 2026.
The meeting approved only a 1.5 percent...













