Tag: infrastructure development
Bhattarai Praises Government Initiative to Revive Budhi Gandaki Project
Kathmandu: Former Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has described the current government’s renewed initiative to move forward the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project—after a long period...
110 MW Dudhkoshi-5 Hydropower Project Moves Toward Development
Kathmandu, April 20: The Dudhkoshi Hydropower Project-5 with a capacity of 110 megawatts is to be built in Dudhkoshi river in Solukhumbu district.
As proposed...
Government Issues 32-Point Order to Drive Results-Focused Energy and Water Sector...
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has issued time-bound directives to concerned agencies, along with a detailed action plan,...
Hydropower Developers Cite Protected Area Rules as Operational Challenge
The biggest obstacle to hydropower development is, first and foremost, the National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act itself. We are dreaming of economic prosperity...
Karnali Solar Project Set to Boost Reliable Power Supply in Jumla
Work on a solar energy project in Khalanga, Jumla, is moving ahead with the aim of providing a long-term electricity supply to the district.
The...
Speaker Aryal: No Further Delay Needed in Budhigandaki Hydropower Project
Kathmandu: Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal has shown concern over the construction of the Budhigandaki Hydropower Project. During a meeting today in his office with...
Langtang Hydropower Starts Trial Run, 12 MW Now on National Grid
Kathmandu: The Langtang Hydropower Project in Rasuwa has started trial power generation from today, feeding 12 megawatts of electricity into the central transmission line...
Minister Shrestha: We Want to Move IPPAN Forward as a Partner...
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has stated that he wants to move forward with IPPAN—the umbrella organization of energy...
Energy Minister Orders Checklist for Immediate Tasks
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has directed subordinate agencies to prepare an immediate “checklist” of tasks, stressing that...
Kathmandu’s Streets Still Littered with Dangling Wires Despite Underground Network
Electrical wires continue to dangle over the streets of the Kathmandu Valley even though underground cabling has been completed in most core areas. The...
