Energy Update
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Apekshya Subedi
- 30 April, 2026
Nepal sits on one of the world’s richest hydropower reserves, yet every winter it turns to India to keep the lights on. This seasonal paradox of abundance in theory and scarcity in practice has captured the central flaw in Nepal’s energy planning. The issue is not the absence of resources, but how the national energy budget continues to allocate them.
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Pawan Bhatta
- 23 April, 2026
Nepal has an estimated 42,000 MW of economically viable hydropower potential. And yet, every winter, the lights flicker and industries throttle back. The country that could be South Asia’s renewable powerhouse finds itself importing electricity from a neighbour it could, theoretically, be supplying.
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Urja Khabar
- 16 April, 2026
Austrian technology firm ANDRITZ Hydro Pvt. Ltd. has been awarded the contract to supply electro-mechanical equipment for the Saidongar-1 Karjat Pumped Storage Project, the largest of its kind, set to be constructed in Maharashtra, India. Promoted by Torrent Power, the 3,000 MW project will see ANDRITZ take charge of the design, manufacturing, and installation of ten reversible pump turbines, motor generators, and other essential electro-mechanical components.
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Accountable Government and Responsible Private Sector
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Building Sustainable Energy Ecosystem in Nepal and Introducing Disruptive Technology
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Nepal's Solar Power Potential is 432 GW, Tenfold Higher than Hydropower
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Private sector’s contribution on exported electricity now exceeds that of government
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Cancellation of license and confiscation of bank guarantee of those who cannot raise investment even after doing PPA
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Odd Hoftun: a Nepali Hero
Odd Hoftun was born in an engineering family, in Norway, in the late 1920s. He grew up around a power plant which his father operated. He had early exposure to power plants and was aware of the multiple positive impacts they could have on rural communities. Norway was a poor and devastated country in the aftermath of the Second World War. Odd was witness to how...
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