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IPPAN Urges Investment Board to Ease Rules for Large Hydropower Projects

Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has urged the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) to introduce policy and procedural reforms to facilitate investment...

IPPAN Urges Rabi Lamichhane to Introduce New Electricity Bill, Open PPAs...

Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has called for the introduction of a new Electricity Bill that would make the private sector...

Nepal Army to Invest Rs 97 Billion Soldiers’ Welfare Fund in...

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Army has announced plans to invest its Soldiers' Welfare Fund, worth approximately Rs 97 billion, in hydropower and solar energy projects....

Hydropower Projects Exceeding 12,000 MW Granted Generation Licences

Kathmandu: Nepal's Department of Electricity Development (DoED) has completed 32 years of service and entered its 33rd year of operation. The department, which operates...

Annapurna Emerges as Hydropower Hub Amid Rapid Transformation and Environmental Concerns

KATHMANDU: Annapurna Rural Municipality has been gradually establishing itself as Nepal’s emerging “hydropower hub” over the past decade. With rivers such as the Kaligandaki,...

Minister Shrestha: Energy Sector Prepared to Drive Economic Transformation

Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has claimed that the energy sector has been established as a prime basis...

Ghunsa Khola Hydropower Project Moves Toward Construction as EPC Contract Award...

Kathmandu: The long-delayed Ghunsa Khola Hydropower Project, which had remained stalled for years in studies, promoter changes, and procurement procedures, has finally shown signs...

IPPAN Leadership Highlights Key Gains in Energy Sector Under Ganesh Karki’s...

Kathmandu: As the three-year tenure of Ganesh Karki, President of the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), nears its end, the organization has achieved...

IPPAN Welcomes Budget’s Energy Reforms, Calls for Effective Implementation and Policy...

Kathmandu – The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has stated that the budget for fiscal year 2026/27, has created a positive foundation for...

Budhi Gandaki Project Back in Limbo as Government Changes Modality Again

Kathmandu — The nationally prioritized Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project has once again been pushed into a cycle of uncertainty, under the pretext of a...

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