Tag: Solar Energy
Delays in Electricity Expansion Push Back ‘Ujyalo Gandaki’ Initiative
The Gandaki Provincial Government’s eight-year-old goal of providing electricity service to all households in the province has still not been achieved. After the establishment...
Nepal Accelerates Solar Energy: 97 Projects Surveyed, Nepali Army Leads Three...
Kathmandu — The government has accelerated its efforts in solar energy projects. According to the Department of Electricity Development, 97 projects have so far...
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...
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...
Minister Ghising Calls for Global Investment in Nepal’s Clean Energy, Pushes...
New Delhi, 28 October – Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure and Transport, and Urban Development, Kulman Ghising, has called on...
Energy Minister Ghising Departs for New Delhi to Join the Eighth...
Kathmandu, 27 October 2025 — Kulman Ghising, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation; Physical Infrastructure and Transport; and Urban Development, left for New...
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...
Government Raises EIA Thresholds for Solar Projects to Match Hydropower Standards
Kathmandu, October 12, 2025 — The Government of Nepal has eased environmental assessment requirements for solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, raising the threshold for mandatory...
Solar Power Generation Capacity Increased: 50 MW in Hilly Areas, 40...
Kathmandu – The government has amended the “Environment Protection Regulations 2077” (2020) to increase the capacity of electricity generation projects using solar energy.
Previously, solar...
Minister Khadka Commends Private Efforts in Rural Electrification
Kathmandu, Aug. 6: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Dipak Khadka has praised the Solar Electric Manufacturers Association Nepal for its significant contribution...
