Energy Update
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Pralhad Gupta
- 21 May, 2026
On 15 May 2026, exciting news spread across social media when people learned about the successful demonstration of hydrogen use for cooking in Badigad Rural Municipality, Baglung. The project, HyHEG (Hydrogen Empowered Hydro-Electric Grids), was led by Nepal Energy Foundation with support from Innovate UK and Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts.
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Dr. Madhusudhan Adhikari
- 21 May, 2026
Nepal stands at a pivotal moment in its energy journey. Long known for its vast hydropower potential, estimated at over 80,000 MW, the country is steadily moving from possibility to production. With hundreds of projects in operation, under construction, or in various licensing and study phases, Nepal is positioning itself not only to meet domestic demand but also to emerge as a significant exporter of clean electricity in South Asia.
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Ram C. Acharya
- 20 May, 2026
Recent turmoil in the oil market has already begun to show up in Nepal in visible ways. Nepali newspapers have reported long queues at fuel stations and pressure on cooking gas supplies. The Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has raised petrol and diesel prices repeatedly, citing higher import costs from India, which in turn reflect the wider West Asia shock.
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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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Oil, gas and hydrocarbons will continue to play the crucial role in the development of the global economy and in ensuring the well-being of nearly all countries for a long time to come, for many decades Q:We believe that oil is an instrument of political manipulation. The largest ever energy crisis of 1973 was ...
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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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