Tag: NEA
Revitalizing Nepal’s Electricity Infrastructure
In an effort to tackle the persistent issue of inadequate electricity distribution and upkeep, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has embarked on an impressive...
Nepal is gearing up as an exporter of clean energy to...
Kathmandu Aug 14: Nepal is gearing up to become South Asia’s green energy powerhouse, leveraging its vast hydroelectric resources.
Realising its potential, Nepal’s Ministry of...
IPPAN’s Bid to Save Hydropower: Calls for Flexibility in PPA Deadline...
IPPAN demands for extending deadline by additional one year
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: While a number of hydropower projects have been struggling to conclude their financial...
NEA Aims to Meet Increasing Electricity Demand with New Infrastructure
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said it spent about Rs 48 billion in the past two years on infrastructure related to...
Construction of new cross border power line may start in two...
Groundbreaking for the 400kV New Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line was done during Dahal’s India visit.
Work on the Indian section of the proposed New Butwal-Gorakhpur Cross...
New Electricity Bill to Widen Scope of Power Trading in Nepal
Government had withdrawn the previous bill before polls last year after it remained pending at upper House for two years.
The government has taken an...
The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Nepal’s Energy Sector: Addressing...
The Impact of COVID-19 on Nepal’s Energy Sector: Challenges and Recovery Strategies
The COVID-19 pandemic has had far-reaching consequences on various sectors across the globe,...
Concessions in irrigation, increased use in kitchens and industries
Electricity consumption will be increased and fuel import will be reduced, plans included in the budget of the current financial year are also included...
Nepal awaits India’s decision on hydropower trade, faces delay in approvals
Despite initialling a 25-year-long inter-governmental framework agreement on selling Nepal’s electricity to the southern neighbour, the agreement is yet to be signed.
With India delaying...
The central bank is to provide refinancing facility to flood-damaged hydel...
Nepal Rastra Bank, the central bank, has agreed to extend the refinancing facility to hydropower projects damaged by floods and landslides in eastern part...