Tag: energy security
Election Manifestos of Major Political Parties: Energy Sector in Special Priority
Kathmandu - As the upcoming elections approach, major political parties have placed the energy sector as a shared priority. Concluding that energy is the...
Budhigandaki 1,200 MW Hydropower Project Enters Preparation Phase
The long-awaited Budhigandaki Reservoir Hydropower Project, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, has entered the preparation phase. Sources have indicated that the project’s investment...
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...
10,340 MW of Hydropower Projects Apply for Production Licenses
Kathmandu - Hydropower projects across the country whose studies have been completed are moving forward one after another to obtain production licenses. So far,...
NEA to Issue Rs 20 Billion Energy Bonds for Major Hydropower...
Kathmandu: The board of directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority has decided to issue energy bonds worth 20 billion rupees. The meeting held yesterday...
Nepal’s Largest FDI-Powered Energy Initiative: Upper Trishuli-1
Kathmandu: The 216 MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project under construction in Rasuwa has become Nepal's largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)-based hydropower project to date....
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...
From Water to Wealth: Nepal Seeks Global Support for Hydropower at...
Nature is the connective fabric of all existence, and the sustainability of human well-being cannot be envisioned without safeguarding it. Every policy designed to...
U.S. Increases Support for MCC Nepal with $50 Million Grant
Kathmandu — Under the U.S. government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), MCC Nepal is set to receive an additional 50 million U.S. dollars (around 7...
