Tag: energy policy
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,...
Nepal’s Electricity Market: Private Sector Overlooked
Electricity trade means obtaining a license from the government to engage in electricity generation, transmission, and distribution. Here, water should be understood as the...
Clean Energy Expansion Central to Nepal’s 2045 Climate Goals
Kathmandu: With the goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions and meeting the Sustainable Development Goals by 2045, Nepal is placing strong emphasis on the...
Nepal’s Electricity Development Department Invites Bids for Hydropower Project Licenses
Kathmandu: The Department of Electricity Development has issued a notice today, Tuesday, to sell licenses of certain hydropower projects to the private sector through...
145 Power Transmission Line Projects Under Study to Strengthen Nepal’s Electricity...
Kathmandu, To ensure safe and reliable transmission of electricity generated in Nepal, increase domestic electricity consumption and expand international electricity trade, 145 transmission line...
Nepal Accelerates Solar Energy: 97 Projects Surveyed, Nepali Army Leads Three...
Kathmandu — The government has accelerated its efforts in solar energy projects. According to the Department of Electricity Development, 97 projects have so far...
Domestic Biogas Plants in Nepal: 54% No Longer Operational
Kathmandu: About 54 percent of the installed domestic biogas plants in Nepal are no longer in use. The study, conducted by Kathmandu University’s Renewable...
Solar Energy Expansion: Ambitious Goals with Infrastructure Hurdles
Kathmandu. The attraction towards solar energy in Nepal has been increasing rapidly. Although hydropower remains the main energy source, considering seasonal fluctuations and the...













