Tag: infrastructure development
Upper Modi ‘A’ Hydropower Project Rejects Local Pressure to Halt Construction
Kathmandu: The contractor and project sides of the under-construction 42 MW Upper Modi ‘A’ Hydropower Project in Annapurna Rural Municipality of Kaski have objected...
Energy Minister Shrestha Announces Policy to Expand Private Sector Role in...
Kathmandu: In the context of preparations for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year /27, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta...
NEA Gets Land Approval to Resume Balkumari GIS Substation Project
Lalitpur: The process of acquiring land required for the long-stalled GIS substation construction in Balkumari has been completed. With Monday’s Cabinet meeting approving the...
Myagdikhola Hydropower Project Targets Power Generation by 2028
Kathmandu: Construction has begun on the 65 MW Myagdikhola Hydropower Project at Bagar in Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality-4. Promoted by Hydro Village Pvt. Ltd., the...
Draft Plan Targets Higher Energy Consumption and Export Growth
Emphasis has been placed on encouraging the use of electric household appliances and reducing LPG consumption by improving transformer capacity.
Kathmandu — The Ministry of...
100 MW Hydropower Expansion Planned at Kulekhani Reservoir
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is preparing to generate an additional 100 megawatts of electricity using water from the Kulekhani reservoir in Makwanpur. The authority...
Siddhi Khola Hydropower Adds 10 MW to National Grid
Kathmandu: Electricity generated from the 10 MW Siddhi Khola Hydropower Project, completed in Ilam, has been connected to the national transmission line. The project,...
Nepal’s energy export plan sets 15,000 MW goal within a decade
Kathmandu, April 23: The study panel on strategy for increasing energy consumption and export today submitted its report recommending for the strategy to increase...
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...
Rahughat Hydropower Nears Completion, Test Generation Set to Begin Soon
Kathmandu: The 40 MW Rahughat Hydropower Project, promoted by Raghuganga Hydropower—a subsidiary of the Nepal Electricity Authority—has achieved 95 percent physical progress and is...
