Tag: Sri Lanka
Agreement reached to start construction of Upper Arun, Dudhkoshi hydel projects
Kathmandu, Apr. 12: The government and the main financial managers of Upper Arun and Dudhkoshi hydel projects - World Bank and the Asian Development Bank...
Mutual Benefits: Internalizing Cooperation in South Asia
In recent years, the South Asian economy has sustained a robust average annual gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate of approximately 6 percent, significantly...
Opportunistic Alliances: China’s Strategic Edge in South Asia
The China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) held the second China-Indian Ocean Forum in Kunming on December 8, 2023. This year’s focus was “Boosting Sustainable Blue...
Powering the Future: Energy Transition in SAARC Nations – Bangladesh, Bhutan,...
In many ways, this year was the tipping point for renewable energy. The world has woken up to the imperative of energy transition, and...
Unmasking China’s Intentions: Analyzing Nepal’s Infrastructure Development
The publication, “China’s Emergence in Nepal’s Infrastructure: Stats, Issues, and Challenges,” published by Center for Social Inclusion and Federalism (CESIF), delves into the complex...
Can China Accommodate Nepal’s Needs?
In recent days, China’s Ambassador to Nepal, Chen Song, has been under significant diplomatic and media scrutiny because of a series of overly undiplomatic...
Hydropower and South Asian integration
Nepal’s hydropower potential ranks among the highest globally in terms of per capita and unit of GDP
Nepal’s hydropower potential for South Asia is now...
Redefining ‘power’ in South Asia: An assessment of the Kathmandu-Delhi-Dhaka nexus
In an evolving demand-supply equilibrium in South Asia, India is now emerging as an invisible hand that is facilitating economic integration, trade, and connectivity
Bangladesh...
Nepal is gearing up as an exporter of clean energy to...
Kathmandu Aug 14: Nepal is gearing up to become South Asia’s green energy powerhouse, leveraging its vast hydroelectric resources.
Realising its potential, Nepal’s Ministry of...
Neighbouring countries can now trade electricity in India’s real time market
Nepal and Bhutan have traded 4.41 billion units of electricity in the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) ever since India's Cross Border Electricity Trade (CBET)...
