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NPTC Gets Nod to Trade 100 MW of Electricity

Kathmandu — Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) subsidiary, Nepal Power Trading Company Limited (NPTC), has now been cleared to engage in electricity trading. A meeting...

ERC Study Warns of Wide Economic Impacts from Electricity VAT

KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The government is poised to collect only Rs 4.27 billion in revenue by imposing the controversial value added tax (VAT) on...

ERC Drafts Governance Rules to Ensure Transparency in Energy Sector Procurement

Kathmandu – The Electricity Regulatory Commission has proposed that even private energy-promoting companies must comply with the Public Procurement Act and has released the...

New TBCB Policy Aims to Accelerate Transmission and Energy Growth

Kathmandu: With the aim of attracting private sector investment in electricity transmission infrastructure, the government has issued a “Tariff-Based Competitive Bidding (TBCB) Framework for...

ERC Drafts Directive to Attract Investment in Reservoir-Based Hydropower

Kathmandu: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has proposed determining the electricity purchase and sale rates (PPA) for hydropower projects with reservoirs at different rates,...

New Draft Law to Let Private Companies Supply Power Directly to...

KATHMANDU, June 19: In a major policy shift, the government has decided to allow private hydropower producers to sell electricity directly to their clients,...

NEA Resumes Supply to Industries, 15-Day Window for Dues Clearance

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Following a tug-of-war between the government and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state-owned power utility finally restored power supply to...

Government Appoints Dr. Ram Prasad Dhital as Chairman of Electricity Regulatory...

The government has decided to appoint Dr. Ram Prasad Dhital as the Chairman of the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC). In a Cabinet meeting held...

Commission Slow to Fix Electricity Tariff Dispute

KATHMANDU, May 1: The Commission of Inquiry tasked with resolving disputes over electricity tariffs for dedicated and trunk lines has made slow progress. The...

The Time-bound MCC project shows great potential for revolutionizing the power...

Kathmandu, Sept. 3: In a country where sick projects requiring continuous time and cost over-run have shadowed the overall infrastructure development environment, a mega infrastructure...

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