Tag: Energy development
Budhigandaki ‘A’ and ‘B’ Hydroelectric Projects: Construction Preparations Underway
Gorkha: Preparations have been advanced for the construction of two large hydroelectric projects based on the Budhigandaki River in Gorkha. The Budhigandaki ‘A’ Hydroelectric...
Construction Begins on 20-MW Solar Power Plant in Bardibas
Mahottari: Construction of a 20-megawatt solar power project has begun in Chaulikha, Bardibas. Terra Sol Energy Company, which has received approval from the Nepal...
10,800 MW Karnali Chisapani Hydropower Project Moves Forward: Minister Kulman Ghising
December 16- Kailai, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport, and Urban Development, Kulman Ghising, has stated that a detailed...
Nepal–Korea Energy Seminar Held to Promote Private-Sector Collaboration
At the Nepal–Korea Energy Cooperation Seminar 2025, organized with the objective of expanding investment cooperation in the energy sector between Nepal and Korea, the...
Delays in Electricity Expansion Push Back ‘Ujyalo Gandaki’ Initiative
The Gandaki Provincial Government’s eight-year-old goal of providing electricity service to all households in the province has still not been achieved. After the establishment...
Government’s Competitive PPA: A Leash on the Private Sector, a Game...
Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Kulman Ghising has initiated efforts to modernize the pricing system of the electricity purchase–sale agreement (PPA) for hydropower...
Government Designates 16 Irrigation and Water Resource Projects as National Priorities
Kathmandu — The government has declared 16 projects under the water resources and irrigation sector as national priority projects.
According to the notice published in...
Nepal Invites French Investment in Expanding Hydropower Sector
April 14, Kathmandu — Ganesh Karki, President of the Independent Power Producers' Association of Nepal (IPPAN), has encouraged French investors to consider investing in...
Halesi Tuwachung Unveils Plan to Expand Energy Access
Kathmandu, Feb. 16: Halesi Tuwachung Municipality has developed its first Municipal Energy Plan (MEP) to advance energy access.
This plan is designed to systematically guide...
Nepal Calls for Global Investment in Hydropower Development
Kathmandu, Jan. 22: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka has urged donor agencies to invest in the hydropower sector. Minister Khadka...
