Tag: energy security
NEA Signs PPAs for 24 Solar Projects Worth 355 MW
Kathmandu. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has resumed signing Power Purchase Agreements (PPA), which had been stalled for months.
The authority has started PPAs specifically...
NEA Prioritizes Pumped Storage Hydropower for Energy Security
Kathmandu, March 2, 2025 - The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has prioritized the development of pumped storage hydropower projects to manage daily fluctuations in electricity...
Hydropower Pressures: Nepal’s Protected Areas Open to Controversial Development
Nepal’s government has approved a controversial new proposal allowing the development of large-scale hydropower plants within protected areas, prompting concerns about conservation setbacks.
The Nepali government...
UK needs to unlock offshore energy investment to deliver net zero:...
The OEUK added that concerted policy support, a stable and globally competitive tax regime and improved planning and regulatory timelines are "critical" to unlock...
अमेरिकाले ऊर्जा सुरक्षामा सहयोग गर्ने
अमेरिकी सरकारले इण्डो–प्यासिफिक क्षेत्रको ऊर्जा सुरक्षाका लागि सहयोग गर्ने भएको छ । इण्डो प्यासिफिक क्षेत्रमा ऊर्जा विकासका लागि लगानी बढाउँदै लगेको अमेरिकाले भियतनाममा भएको...
Energy Security and Hydropower Development in Nepal
Ranju Pandey
Defining energy security
The IEA defines energy security as “the uninterrupted availability of energy sources at an affordable price”. Access to (relatively) cheap energy has...
