Tag: energy policy Nepal
NEA’s Energy Expansion Push Faces Bottlenecks in Industrial Load Approvals
Kathmandu: Last week, the Ministry of Energy implemented the “Energy Consumption Growth and Export Strategy, 2026” to increase electricity consumption in the country. However,...
Majority of 960 MW Solar Projects at Risk of Delay Despite...
Kathmandu: The 960 MW solar energy program initiated by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) through competitive bidding appears to have encountered challenges at the...
Government Prioritizes Energy and Water Resources, Major Budget Reforms Expected
Kathmandu — The energy sector, widely regarded as a key pillar of the country’s economic prosperity, is seeking a policy “departure” from the budget...
Nepal Supreme Court Orders Higher Free Electricity Share from Phukot Karnali...
Nepal’s Supreme Court has directed the government to increase the proportion of free electricity Nepal would receive from the 480 MW Phukot Karnali Hydropower...
Supreme Court Directs Increase in Free Electricity from 480 MW Phukot...
Kathmandu — The Supreme Court has issued a directive order to increase the proportion of free electricity Nepal will receive from the 480 MW...
Draft Plan Targets Higher Energy Consumption and Export Growth
Emphasis has been placed on encouraging the use of electric household appliances and reducing LPG consumption by improving transformer capacity.
Kathmandu — The Ministry of...
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...
Energy Cooperation Discussions Held with China and India
Kathmandu, April 25: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava met Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation...
IPPAN Plans to Abolish Senior VP-to-President Automatic Succession
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to remove the provision that automatically promotes the Senior Vice President to the position...
Bhattarai Praises Government Initiative to Revive Budhi Gandaki Project
Kathmandu: Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has described the current government’s renewed initiative to move forward the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project—after a long period...
