Tag: Nepal energy sector
NEA Appoints Dhirghayu Kumar Shrestha as Acting ManagingDirector
Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority has appointed Dhirghayu Kumar Shrestha as Acting Managing Director. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha made...
Aankhu Khola Hydropower to Hold 17th, 18th AGM on 28th May
Kathmandu: Aankhu Khola Hydropower Company Limited has announced that it will hold its 17th and 18th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 28. According...
Rapid Progress in 46.25 MW Upper Myagdi Hydropower Project
Kathmandu: The Upper Myagdi Hydropower Project under construction in Dhaulagiri Rural Municipality of Myagdi is progressing faster than expected. Within just 13 months of...
Micro-Hydro Grid Integration, Sustainability and Energy Transition Discussed at Visions Innovation...
Kathmandu: A Transdisciplinary Conference has been concluded under the “Visions Innovation Lab” project, organized by Winrock International in collaboration with PEEDA and RECOFTC Nepal....
NEA Gets Land Approval to Resume Balkumari GIS Substation Project
Lalitpur: The process of acquiring land required for the long-stalled GIS substation construction in Balkumari has been completed. With Monday’s Cabinet meeting approving the...
Draft Plan Targets Higher Energy Consumption and Export Growth
Emphasis has been placed on encouraging the use of electric household appliances and reducing LPG consumption by improving transformer capacity.
Kathmandu — The Ministry of...
ADB-Backed 670MW Dudhkoshi Reservoir Project Back in Global Spotlight
Kathmandu: The Dudhkoshi Hydropower Company Limited, a fully owned subsidiary of the Nepal Electricity Authority, has brought the 670 MW Dudhkoshi Reservoir Hydropower Project—being...
Energy Cooperation Discussions Held with China and India
Kathmandu, April 25: Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Zhang Maoming and Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava met Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation...
Sudurpashchim holds 18,000 MW hydropower potential, but output remains below 1%
Kathmandu: Despite having vast hydropower potential with river basins such as the Mahakali, Seti, and Karnali, Sudurpashchim Province has been found to have extremely...
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...
