Tag: Hydropower Projects
Sudurpashchim holds 18,000 MW hydropower potential, but output remains below 1%
Kathmandu: Despite having vast hydropower potential with river basins such as the Mahakali, Seti, and Karnali, Sudurpashchim Province has been found to have extremely...
Water Diversion by Projects Pushes Modi Khola Toward Crisis
Flowing from the foothills of the Annapurna range through Kaski to Parbat, the Modi Khola was once seen as a symbol of life, livelihoods...
Government Allows Three Transmission Line Projects to Use National Forest Areas
Kathmandu: The Council of Ministers, in a meeting held on Tuesday, has decided to grant permission to use land within national forest areas for...
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...
Nepal’s Installed Power Capacity Rises by 500 MW, Winter Supply Gap...
Kathmandu — Nepal’s power sector has recorded notable progress over the past six months, with nearly 500 megawatts of electricity added to the national...
India Fast-Tracks Massive Hydropower Projects on Chenab River
ISLAMABAD: In a move termed by Pakistan as a deliberate "weaponisation of water," India has fast-tracked massive hydropower projects on the Chenab River, escalating...
Hydropower Developers Seek Policy Stability for Sustainable Energy Growth
Kathmandu: Private energy producers have warned that Nepal’s energy sector is heading toward serious uncertainty, policy instability, and crisis by 2025. Hydropower project development,...
Nepal–Korea Energy Seminar Held to Promote Private-Sector Collaboration
At the Nepal–Korea Energy Cooperation Seminar 2025, organized with the objective of expanding investment cooperation in the energy sector between Nepal and Korea, the...
Nepal’s Energy Minister Kulman Ghising Holds Meeting with Indian MEA Additional...
Kathmandu, 9 December: A meeting has been held between Nepal’s Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation; Physical Infrastructure and Transport; and Urban Development,...
Ganesh Karki – Delays in Forest Access Hindering Nepal’s Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu. Ganesh Karki, president of the Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal (IPPAN), has said that serious problems have emerged in the construction of hydropower...
