Tag: private sector
16,140 MW of Private Hydropower Projects Await PPAs, Rs. 66 Billion...
Kathmandu: Around 16,140 MW of hydropower projects in the private sector are awaiting Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), with approximately Rs. 66 billion already invested...
IPPAN Urges Rabi Lamichhane to Introduce New Electricity Bill, Open PPAs...
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has called for the introduction of a new Electricity Bill that would make the private sector...
Existing Law Allows Private Sector to Enter Power Trading
Kathmandu: Stakeholders in the energy sector have said that expanding electricity trading is essential to market domestically and internationally the electricity produced in Nepal....
IPPAN Urges Electricity Department to Halt License Cancellations Amid PPA Delays
Kathmandu — The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has submitted 13 demands and suggestions to the Department of Electricity Development concerning power project...
NPTC Gets Nod to Trade 100 MW of Electricity
Kathmandu — Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) subsidiary, Nepal Power Trading Company Limited (NPTC), has now been cleared to engage in electricity trading. A meeting...
IPPAN Urges Immediate Reforms to Open Nepal’s Electricity Market to Private...
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers' Association of Nepal (IPPAN) has called for the immediate implementation of the legal and regulatory framework necessary to allow...
Private Sector Participation in Electricity Trade Essential: Energy Minister Shrestha
Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has said that private sector participation has become essential for expanding Nepal's clean,...
Energy Minister Shrestha, US Chargé d’Affaires Scott Urbom Discuss Energy Cooperation
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, held a meeting at the ministry with Scott Urbom, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim (A.I.)...
Pending IPO Approvals Put 4,000 MW of Hydropower Projects at Risk,...
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has congratulated the newly appointed Chairperson of the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON), Dr. Gopal Prasad...
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...













