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Private Sector Proposes Cooperation with Electricity Authority in Power Trading and...

Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has met with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Managing Director Hitendra Dev Shakya and proposed cooperation in...

Nepal’s Largest FDI-Powered Energy Initiative: Upper Trishuli-1

Kathmandu: The 216 MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project under construction in Rasuwa has become Nepal's largest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)-based hydropower project to date....

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...

NEA Shifts Small Hydropower PPAs from ‘Take-and-Pay’ to ‘Take-or-Pay’ Policy

Kathmandu. The Nepal Electricity Authority has decided to open the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for hydropower projects with capacities of up to 10 megawatts. The...

13,000 MW Hydropower PPAs Frozen Amid Policy Uncertainty: IPPAN

KATHMANDU, Nov : The government, which has set a target of generating around 28,500 megawatts of electricity, has not been able to move forward...

Government’s Competitive PPA: A Leash on the Private Sector, a Game...

Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Kulman Ghising has initiated efforts to modernize the pricing system of the electricity purchase–sale agreement (PPA) for hydropower...

Kulman Ghising Urges Competitive Rates for Hydropower Electricity Procurement

Kathmandu, 15 October 2025 — The Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport, and Urban Development, Kulman Ghising, has urged...

Revival of U.S. Investment in Nepal’s Energy: New Hydropower Project in...

Kathmandu — After a long interval, American investment has returned to Nepal’s hydropower sector. According to the Department of Industry, seven large investment commitments...

IPPAN Calls for Immediate PPA Approval to Boost Hydropower Development in...

Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has submitted 13 demands to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), including the immediate approval of Power...

Finance Minister Clarifies: Hydropower IPOs Not Halted Without Legal Basis

Kathmandu — Finance Minister Rameshwor Prasad Khanal has said that although suggestions were made to allow hydropower companies to issue IPOs only after electricity...

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