Tag: Hydropower
FNCCI President Dhakal Calls on OPEC Fund to Boost Investment in...
Kathmandu, June 26: President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Chandra Prasad Dhakal, has urged the OPEC Fund to...
Bhutan’s Bold Energy Vision: 2024-25 Budget Introduces Major Hydro and Solar...
A budget document or plan document does not reveal much beyond budgetary information of government agencies but this time around the 2024-25 budget document...
How World Bank support for a dam kept the lights on...
By PRAVIN KARKI & DEEPAK SUBEDI
JUNE 03, 2024
Since 1982, the Kulekhani hydropower dam has played a key role in Nepal’s development. Co-financed by the World...
At Least 3 Dead, 4 Missing After Explosion at Hydroelectric Plant...
MILAN (AP) — An explosion Tuesday at a decades-old hydroelectric plant in northern Italy killed at least three workers and injured five others, a...
Global Hydropower Generation Falls in 2023, Raising Concerns About Climate Change...
A recent report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) paints a concerning picture of the global hydropower industry in 2023. The report highlights a...
Powering Up for the Future: India’s Ambitious Hydropower Expansion
India is poised for a significant energy transformation, fueled by a surge in its hydroelectric power capabilities. With the Ministry of Power spearheading the...
PM Prachanda Urges AIIB to Provide Concessional Loans for Development
Kathmandu, Mar. 26: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has requested the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a multilateral development bank, to embrace a policy...
Hydropower and the Cost of Capital – why does it matter?
A recent report by the International Energy Agency, ‘Reducing the Cost of Capital: Strategies to unlock clean energy investment in emerging and developing economies,’...
Nepal’s Journey to Exporting Energy
Hydropower is a cheap and sustainable source of energy with negligible environmental impacts. Despite having huge potential in hydropower, Nepal has been unable to...
Balancing Hydropower’s Potential with Environmental Imperatives: A Look at Nepal’s Dilemma
Nepal, landlocked amidst the towering Himalayas, boasts immense hydropower potential. As the country taps into this resource, building dams and generating electricity, its energy...