Tag: Hydropower
Sudurpashchim Holds High Hydropower Potential Amid Infrastructure and Policy Challenges
Kathmandu – Ganesh Karki, President of the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), has stated that although Sudurpashchim Province holds immense potential for hydropower...
Reservoir-Based Hydropower Gets 50-Year License; Developers Demand Same for All Projects
Kathmandu: The government has decided to extend the generation license period for reservoir-based hydropower projects to 50 years.
The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and...
Government Moves Ahead with Four New Energy Reform Bills
Kathmandu: The government has moved forward with the process of drafting four new bills aimed at long-term reform and structural strengthening of the energy...
Hydropower Developers Cite Protected Area Rules as Operational Challenge
The biggest obstacle to hydropower development is, first and foremost, the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act itself. We are dreaming of economic prosperity...
Energy Minister Shrestha Accelerates Reforms and Service Delivery in First Two...
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has accelerated initiatives focused on policy reform, good governance, and service delivery within...
Langtang Hydropower Starts Trial Run, 12 MW Now on National Grid
Kathmandu: The Langtang Hydropower Project in Rasuwa has started trial power generation from today, feeding 12 megawatts of electricity into the central transmission line...
Minister Shrestha: We Want to Move IPPAN Forward as a Partner...
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has stated that he wants to move forward with IPPAN—the umbrella organization of energy...
Karnali’s 18,000 MW Potential Remains Untapped, Production at 10 MW
Surkhet — The Hildum Small Hydropower Project has supplied electricity to 2,300 households in Kharpunath Rural Municipality, including Simkot, the district headquarters of Humla....
Kali Gandaki Hydropower Project Cost Slashed to NPR 225B
Kathmandu: The cost of the Kali Gandaki reservoir-based hydropower project is projected to decrease. The environmental impact assessment (EIA) report, along with recommendations, has...
Kimathanka Arun Hydropower Project distributes more than NPR 180 million in...
Sankhuwasabha: Over NPR 180 million in compensation has been distributed so far to locals affected by the Kimathanka Arun Hydropower Project.
Ghangri Lama, the Chief...
