Tag: power sector
Government Advances PPA Reopening Process, Forms Five-Member Committee
Kathmandu: The government has moved forward with the process of reopening Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). A meeting of the Nepal Electricity Authority's Board of...
NEA Employee Unions Demand Scrapping of Electricity Tax
Kathmandu: Four employee organizations of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) have demanded the immediate abolition of the tax imposed on electricity consumers. On the...
Nepal Targets Stronger Grid, Higher Power Use and Expanded Electricity Exports
KATHMANDU: Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said that although electricity generation is expanding in Nepal, the country must expand...
ERC Study Warns of Wide Economic Impacts from Electricity VAT
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The government is poised to collect only Rs 4.27 billion in revenue by imposing the controversial value added tax (VAT) on...
Dr. Ram Prasad Dhital Reappointed as Electricity Regulatory Commission Chairperson
Kathmandu: The government has reappointed Dr. Ram Prasad Dhital as the Chairperson of the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC). The decision was made during the...
Hydropower Projects Exceeding 12,000 MW Granted Generation Licences
Kathmandu: Nepal's Department of Electricity Development (DoED) has completed 32 years of service and entered its 33rd year of operation. The department, which operates...
Government Approval Removes Major Obstacle to Dhalkebar–Hetauda 400 kV Transmission Line
KATHMANDU: A major obstacle to the construction of the Dhalkebar–Hetauda 400 kV transmission line, which had remained stalled for the past 12 years due...
Private Sector Completes Long-Stalled Markichok–Bharatpur Transmission Line in 18 Months
Kathmandu – Nepal's private sector has, for the first time, demonstrated its ability to successfully build high-voltage electricity transmission infrastructure, marking a significant milestone...
NEA Introduces Live-Line Technology to Repair 11 kV Lines Without Power...
Kathmandu: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has officially launched the use of 'live-line' technology, successfully testing a system that allows maintenance work to be...
MCA Nepal Fast-Tracks 18 km Transmission Line Linking New Butwal Substation...
Kathmandu: Construction of the 18-kilometer electricity transmission line from the New Butwal Substation to the Nepal–India border under the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Nepal...
