Tag: Kulman Ghising
Government Moves to Cancel 250 Inactive Projects, Holds Contractors Accountable
KATHMANDU, Dec 10: The government has cancelled the contract of projects worth Rs 2 billion in the past few months after the Prime Minister...
Government to Establish Irrigation Management Company with NPR 22.4 Billion Investment...
Kathmandu – The government has decided to establish Irrigation Management Company Limited to operate the latest mechanical irrigation project. The proposal to set up...
Nepal’s Energy Minister Kulman Ghising Holds Meeting with Indian MEA Additional...
Kathmandu, 9 December: A meeting has been held between Nepal’s Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation; Physical Infrastructure and Transport; and Urban Development,...
Kathmandu Underground Electric Wires to Proceed: ‘If Not Now, It May...
Kathmandu, 7 December 2025 – The work of undergrounding electric wires within the Kathmandu Metropolitan City area will be carried out in coordination with...
Solar Energy Expansion: Ambitious Goals with Infrastructure Hurdles
Kathmandu. The attraction towards solar energy in Nepal has been increasing rapidly. Although hydropower remains the main energy source, considering seasonal fluctuations and the...
Minister Ghising Evaluates Ongoing Construction on East-West Asian Highway
Kathmandu — Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport, and Urban Development Minister Kulman Ghising conducted an on-site inspection of the under-construction...
NEA Shifts Small Hydropower PPAs from ‘Take-and-Pay’ to ‘Take-or-Pay’ Policy
Kathmandu. The Nepal Electricity Authority has decided to open the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for hydropower projects with capacities of up to 10 megawatts.
The...
Investment Plans Finalized for Budhigandaki and Upper Arun Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu, 25 Nov - The investment modality (structure) for the 1,200-megawatt Budhigandaki reservoir-based and 1,063-megawatt Upper Arun semi-reservoir-based hydropower projects has been finalized.
Both hydropower...
Electricity Deal with India Brings Rs 1.2 Billion Profit : Minister...
Kathmandu. Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Kulman Ghising has claimed that the government earned a profit equivalent to 1.20 billion rupees by signing...
Government’s Competitive PPA: A Leash on the Private Sector, a Game...
Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Kulman Ghising has initiated efforts to modernize the pricing system of the electricity purchase–sale agreement (PPA) for hydropower...














