Tag: energy security
Energy Reforms to Get Top Priority : Biraj Bhakta Shrestha
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has stated that policy reforms will be given top priority to improve the...
RSP Department to Actively Engage in Energy and Water Policy Making
Kathmandu: Amid the need for long-term structural reforms in the energy sector, policy clarity, and institutional strengthening, the Central Energy and Water Resources Department...
Gas Alternative Induction Opens Door for Greater Use of Local Electricity
As the shortage of cooking LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) intensifies in the Nepali market, the market and demand for electric stoves have been steadily...
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....
