Tag: Ministry of Energy
NEA to Sign PPAs for Major Government-Invested Hydropower and Solar Projects
Kathmandu. Nepal Electricity Authority is preparing to sign power purchase agreements for more than half a dozen large hydropower and solar projects with government...
Nepal Unveils Water and Weather White Papers, Plans Action on Floods...
The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology and the Centre for Water Resources Research and Development under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation...
Nepal Eyes Electricity Exports to Sri Lanka via India
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Efforts to deepen regional power connectivity have opened up the possibility of Nepal exporting surplus electricity to Sri Lanka through India,...
Power Restored in Most Flood-Hit Areas of Gorkha, Work Continues in...
Kathmandu: Restoration of the electricity system damaged by floods in the Budhigandaki River and its tributary, the Syar Khola, has been expedited. Electricity supply,...
Unused Chargers, Standby Devices May Account for 5–20% of Power Use:...
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said studies have shown that leaving unused electrical appliances on standby or chargers...
Minister Shrestha Urges Agencies to Accelerate Budget Execution
Minister for Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has directed the subordinate agencies to give a pace to enforcement of annual budget...
Energy Ministry Prepares to Cut Electricity Tariffs, Works on Introducing ‘Seasonal...
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has stepped up preparations to reduce electricity tariffs. With power generation increasing during the monsoon...
Karnali’s Electricity Access Expansion Accelerating Alongside National Grid: Energy Minister Shrestha
Kathmandu: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said the government plans to make Karnali a province with electricity services by...
Sarita Dawadi Outlines New Priorities for NEA: Reliable Power, Higher Consumption...
Kathmandu. Sarita Dawadi, Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation and a member of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Board of...
Nepal Set to Add 1,040 MW of Electricity to National Grid
KATHMANDU: Nepal is set to significantly expand its electricity generation capacity in the current fiscal year as private investment in the hydropower sector continues...
