Tag: Nepal energy sector
Securing Nepal’s Energy Future: Hydropower and Solar Together
For a long time in Nepal, the energy sector has been understood primarily as hydropower. Big rivers, large dams, and the dream of megawatts...
Hydropower Developers Seek Policy Stability for Sustainable Energy Growth
Kathmandu: Private energy producers have warned that Nepal’s energy sector is heading toward serious uncertainty, policy instability, and crisis by 2025. Hydropower project development,...
Final Steps Underway for 439 MW Betan Karnali PPA
Kathmandu — Following the receipt of its production permit (generation license) and the approval of investment, the 439-megawatt Betan Karnali Hydropower Project, being developed...
Sankhuwasabha Local Levels Commit to Invest in Kimathanka Arun Hydropower Project
Sankhuwasabha: All ten local government units of Sankhuwasabha have expressed their agreement to invest, through founder shares, in the under-construction 454-megawatt Kimathanka Arun Hydropower...
Salasungi Hydropower to Grant Shares to Local Residents
Rasuwa-Salasungi Hydropower has decided to proceed with the process of issuing shares in accordance with the demands of the affected local residents. The project...
Hydropower Production Declines as Cold Hits Himalayan Rasuwa
Rasuwa – As cold weather has intensified in the Himalayan district of Rasuwa, the drop in water levels in rivers and streams has affected...
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,...
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...
U.S. Increases Support for MCC Nepal with $50 Million Grant
Kathmandu — Under the U.S. government's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), MCC Nepal is set to receive an additional 50 million U.S. dollars (around 7...
AEPC Accelerates Nepal’s Clean Energy Access, Aiming for Carbon Neutral Future...
Nepal’s commitment to clean and sustainable energy has taken a significant leap, with the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) achieving nationwide milestones in renewable...
