Tag: Hydropower
Hydropower Gets Less Than 29 MW in 54 PPAs, Solar Secures...
Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) new power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed in fiscal year 2025/26 show a sharp decline in the share of hydropower...
NEA Purchases 10,825 GWh From Private Sector, Pays Rs. 67.68 Billion
Kathmandu — The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) purchased 10,825 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of electricity—equivalent to 10.825 billion units—from private-sector power producers in fiscal year 2025/26....
IPPAN Urges Rabi Lamichhane to Introduce New Electricity Bill, Open PPAs...
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has called for the introduction of a new Electricity Bill that would make the private sector...
Tumlingtar–Sitalpati Transmission Project Hands Over 28.48 Hectares of Replacement Land
Sankhuwasabha: The Tumlingtar–Sitalpati 220 kV Transmission Line Project of the Nepal Electricity Authority has provided 28.48 hectares of replacement land as compensation for the...
Upper Tamakoshi Turns Profitable, Posts Rs 92.59 Million Net Profit
Kathmandu – Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited has published its unaudited financial statements for the fourth quarter of the last fiscal year 2025/26.
According to the...
Nepal Targets Stronger Grid, Higher Power Use and Expanded Electricity Exports
KATHMANDU: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said that although electricity generation is expanding in Nepal, the country must expand...
Madhesh Accelerates Strategic Power Projects to Meet Rising Industrial Demand
Kathmandu: The government has accelerated the construction of transmission lines and substations in Madhesh Province to address growing electricity demand, weak distribution infrastructure, and...
Dandakhet–Rahughat 132 kV Transmission Line Nears Completion
The under-construction 132 kV Dandakhet–Rahughat transmission line project in Myagdi has achieved 89 percent physical progress as the deadline of its third extension is...
IPPAN Urges Electricity Department to Halt License Cancellations Amid PPA Delays
Kathmandu — The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has submitted 13 demands and suggestions to the Department of Electricity Development concerning power project...
Financial Closure Completed for 65 MW Dudh Khola Hydropower Project
Kathmandu: Mountain Energy Limited has completed the financial closure for the 65 MW Dudh Khola Hydropower Project, which it plans to construct through its...
