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NEA Extends Deadline After Fixed-Rate Power Tender Draws No Interest

Kathmandu: After no company submitted a proposal in response to the tender called by the Nepal Electricity Authority to import 100 megawatts of electricity...

Infrastructure and Energy Sector Progress Disappointing: Zero Implementation in 20 Points

Kathmandu. The Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI), with a focus on infrastructure and energy development, has successfully concluded its flagship initiative, the “CNI Budget...

Increasing Power Generation, but No Clear Consumption Strategy: IPPAN President

Kathmandu: Ganesh Karki, President of the Independent Power Producers’ Association of Nepal (IPPAN), has stated that although electricity production is increasing, the state lacks...

Government Advances Plan to Allow Private Sector Direct Electricity Trading

Kathmandu – The government has moved forward with a process to open power trading licenses to the private sector. Minister Anil Sinha, who also holds...

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...

Private Sector Powers Nepal’s Energy Leap: IPPAN Marks 26 Years of...

Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association of Nepal (IPPAN) marked its 26th anniversary with a major event attended by national leaders, who praised the...

NHPC Applies for NPR 40 Billion Viability Gap Funding for West...

Kathmandu — Citing that the project does not appear financially viable and that it would also be required to supply free electricity, the Indian...

Addressing Investment Gaps to Advance Nepal’s Energy Growth

Nepal’s hydropower sector, long regarded as the backbone of the country’s economic transformation, is facing renewed uncertainty due to policy inconsistencies, regulatory delays, and...

Securing Nepal’s Energy Future: Hydropower and Solar Together

For a long time in Nepal, the energy sector has been understood primarily as hydropower. Big rivers, large dams, and the dream of megawatts...

ERC Drafts Directive to Attract Investment in Reservoir-Based Hydropower

Kathmandu: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has proposed determining the electricity purchase and sale rates (PPA) for hydropower projects with reservoirs at different rates,...

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