Tag: transmission infrastructure
IPPAN Urges Government to Amend Laws, Guarantee 50-Year Hydropower Licenses
KATHMANDU: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has submitted a comprehensive set of reform proposals to the government aimed at protecting private-sector investment...
Flood-hit hydropower projects in Seti-Madi, Marsyangdi corridors resume operation
KATHMANDU: Hydropower projects along the Seti-Madi and Marsyangdi corridors that were disrupted by floods have resumed operation. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA),...
IPPAN Proposes 19 Amendments to NEA’s Grid Connection Guidelines
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has proposed 19 amendments to the Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) draft guidelines on grid connection points...
Nuwakot Substation Destruction Strands 176.1 MW of Hydropower Output
Electricity generation from hydropower projects with combined capacity of 176.1 megawatts along the Trishuli corridor remains uncertain after the Bhotekoshi flood destroyed the 220...
IPPAN Urges Special Relief Package for Bhote Koshi-Affected Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu: Nepal’s private hydropower sector has urged the government to announce a special legal, financial, administrative, and regulatory package to support the reconstruction and...
IPPAN Urges Investment Board to Ease Rules for Large Hydropower Projects
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) has urged the Investment Board Nepal (IBN) to introduce policy and procedural reforms to facilitate investment...
Flood Damage to Hydropower Plants Disrupts Nepal-Bangladesh Power Trade
Kathmandu: Nepal's electricity exports to Bangladesh have been suspended after severe flooding in the Bhotekoshi River damaged power generation and transmission infrastructure of several...
IPPAN, Hydropower Firms Donate Rs 130 Million to PM Relief Fund
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), along with its member hydropower companies, has contributed Rs 130 million and one rupee (Rs 13...
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...
