Tag: power purchase agreements
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...
Private Sector Entry into Electricity Trading Nears – Minister Shrestha
Kathmandu, Oct. 15: The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has prioritised policy and legal reforms, expansion of electricity trade, transmission infrastructure development,...
NEA Introduces Four-Group RCOD Framework, Extends Deadline for Eligible Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu. The deadline for hydropower projects that have signed Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and reached various stages of construction but could not come into...
Addressing Investment Gaps to Advance Nepal’s Energy Growth
Nepal’s hydropower sector, long regarded as the backbone of the country’s economic transformation, is facing renewed uncertainty due to policy inconsistencies, regulatory delays, and...
Accelerating Solar Growth: SOPPAN Outlines Priorities to NEA Leadership
Kathmandu, December 18, 2025: A delegation from the Solar Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (SOPPAN) met with the newly appointed Managing Director of the Nepal...
Energy Minister Khadka Calls for Policy Reforms to Accelerate Energy Sector...
Energy Minister Khadka emphasized the need to accelerate the development of the energy sector by improving policies and regulations.
The government has set...
Unlocking Nepal’s Energy Future: The Role of Storage Projects
Nepal has made remarkable progress in expanding electricity generation capacity from 50 MW to 3,500 MW in 60 years. The private sector has played...
Government Drops ‘Take and Pay’ Clause to Ease Hydropower Concerns
KATHMANDU, June 25: The government has amended a clause in the budget following controversy over the ‘take and pay’ provision in the hydropower sector.
Deputy...
Private Sector Set to Access Electricity Transmission for Buying and Selling:...
If the directive, being developed three decades after the law was enacted, gets approved, not only the Authority but also energy developers, companies...
Finance Minister’s ‘Take and Pay’ Provision Threatens Energy Sector: IPPAN
Independent power producers have alleged that the government is planning to include the 'Take and Pay PPA' provision in the budget without any...















