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Nepal, Bhutan Seek Indian Investment for Hydropower Expansion

NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Nepal and Bhutan are seeking Indian investment to boost their hydroelectric output and export surplus power to New...

Reviving Bhutan’s Hydropower Ambitions: Government Plans 10 New Projects in 13th...

Dechen Dolkar After a lull caused by delays in completing two mega hydropower projects – Punatshangchhu-I and Punatshangchhu-II – and the deferral of the Kholongchhu...

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,’...

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