Tag: Energy Regulation
ERC Moves to Implement Open Access in Nepal’s Power Transmission System
The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) is moving rapidly to implement open access in Nepal's electricity transmission and distribution system. With the aim of making...
Government Advances PPA Reopening Process, Forms Five-Member Committee
Kathmandu: The government has moved forward with the process of reopening Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). A meeting of the Nepal Electricity Authority's Board of...
NEA Calls Hydropower Developers to Apply for RCOD Revision
Kathmandu: The Nepal Electricity Authority has called on private developers of various hydropower projects to come forward to revise their Required Commercial Operation Date...
Reservoir Hydropower in Nepal: Analysis and Suggestions for Directive 2026
In assessing the relevance and necessity of reservoir-based projects in Nepal, the following points should be taken into primary consideration:
1. The conceptualization and construction...
New Directive Introduced to Promote Reservoir-Based Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu. The government has issued a new directive to systematize and make investment-friendly the buying and selling of electricity produced from reservoir-based hydropower projects....
Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission Joins SAFIR as a Member
Kathmandu — The Electricity Regulatory Commission has obtained membership in the South Asian Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR). In the cabinet meeting held on...
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...
