Tag: Hydropower
NEA receives 18 EOIs for first-ever private participation in transmission sector
Kathmandu — The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has, for the first time, received expressions of interest (EOIs) from the private sector to participate in...
44 MW Bhotekoshi-1 Hydropower Project Shows Satisfactory Construction Progress
Kathmandu: The construction progress of the 44 MW Bhotekoshi-1 Hydropower Project, currently under development in Sindhupalchok district, has been found to be satisfactory. A...
DoED Defines Royalty Distribution Model for Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu: The government has clarified the basis and framework for the distribution of royalties generated from hydropower projects and has urged relevant agencies and...
Government Targets 5,335 MW Installed Power Capacity Next Fiscal Year
Kathmandu: The government has set a target of increasing the country's total installed electricity generation capacity to 5,335 MW by the end of the...
Energy Sector PPP to Be Taken to New Level: Minister Shrestha
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has stated that Nepal’s energy sector has entered a decisive phase of transformation...
Dhirghayu Kumar Shrestha Highlights Forest Bottlenecks in Energy Sector Development
Kathmandu — Acting Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Dhirghayu Kumar Shrestha, has said he is positive about allowing the private sector to...
Government urged to cancel inactive hydropower licenses, push major policy reforms...
Kathmandu: A high-level committee formed to review hydropower project licenses issued by the Department of Electricity Development (DoED) has recommended that the government initiate...
Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Suspends Generation Until June 27 for Reconstruction
Kathmandu: Power generation from the 111 MW Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Plant, operated by Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Company Limited at Timure in Gosainkunda Rural Municipality, Rasuwa District,...
Dangi Initiates Consensus Drive, Proposes Five-Member Panel for Leadership Selection
Kathmandu: As the 24th Annual General Meeting and 8th Convention of the Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) draws closer, efforts to elect the...
Prosperity Should Be Measured by Energy Use, Not Megawatts: MP Neupane
Kathmandu: Member of the House of Representatives, Shriram Neupane, has said that Nepal should no longer remain limited to merely counting electricity generation in...
