Tag: forest clearance
Government Approval Removes Major Obstacle to Dhalkebar–Hetauda 400 kV Transmission Line
KATHMANDU: A major obstacle to the construction of the Dhalkebar–Hetauda 400 kV transmission line, which had remained stalled for the past 12 years due...
Dhirghayu Kumar Shrestha Highlights Forest Bottlenecks in Energy Sector Development
Kathmandu — Acting Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Dhirghayu Kumar Shrestha, has said he is positive about allowing the private sector to...
Govt allows forest use for Lower Arun and three other hydropower...
Kathmandu: The government has decided to grant approval for the use of national forest areas for four hydropower projects, including the Lower Arun Hydropower...
Tree-Cutting Order for Dadakhola–Rahughat Transmission Line Implemented After Two-Year Delay
Kathmandu: The Cabinet decision to allow the use of community and national forest areas for the 132 kV Dadakhola–Rahughat transmission line project under construction...
Tanahun Hydropower: Tree Marking Starts for 220kV Damauli–Bharatpur Line
Kathmandu. Tree marking has begun in forest areas required for the construction of the transmission line under the Tanahun Hydropower Project. According to Project...
Transmission Line Works to Clear Over 9,000 Trees Under Tanahu Hydropower...
Damauli: A total of 9,127 trees will be removed for the construction of a transmission line under the Tanahu Hydropower Project.
With the acquisition of...
Nepal Electricity Authority Approves Conditional 2-Year Extension of RCOD for Hydropower...
Kathmandu — The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to extend the RCOD (Required Commercial Operation Date) of hydropower projects by up to a...
Deforestation Surges Ahead of Upper Arun Project Construction
Kimatanka (Sankhuwasabha) — More than two thousand trees have been cut down for the construction of the 1,063-megawatt Upper Arun project, which is set...
Land acquisition and forest clearance issues delay transmission line projects
Jul 5, 2019
The Kusma-New Butwal transmission line project—a major component of the $180 million South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation Power System Expansion Project—has hit...













