Tag: transmission infrastructure
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...
Hydropower Gets Less Than 29 MW in 54 PPAs, Solar Secures...
Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) new power purchase agreements (PPAs) signed in fiscal year 2025/26 show a sharp decline in the share of hydropower...
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...
Tumlingtar–Sitalpati Transmission Project Hands Over 28.48 Hectares of Replacement Land
Sankhuwasabha: The Tumlingtar–Sitalpati 220 kV Transmission Line Project of the Nepal Electricity Authority has provided 28.48 hectares of replacement land as compensation for 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...
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,...
DoED Issues Survey Licenses to 99 Hydropower Projects in FY 2025/26
KATHMANDU, July 21: The Department of Electricity Development issued survey permits to 99 hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 3,211 MW during the...
Main Tunnel Construction Begins for 106 MW Jagdulla Hydropower Project in...
Kathmandu: Construction of the main tunnel for the 106 MW Jagdulla Semi-Reservoir Hydropower Project, currently under development in Dolpa, has officially begun. Minister for...
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...















