Bali (Indonesia); The 'World Hydropower Congress, 2023', which was organized for three-days with the theme of 'Powering Sustainable Growth', has been concluded with grandeur. The congress which kicks off on Tuesday organized by International Hydropower Association (IHA) was conc...}
Kathmandu; The problem of electricity wastage during the rainy season is increasing in the past few years, thanks to the government authority not showing concerns towards utilizing the capacity of power plants at their fullest.
According to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepa...}
KATHMANDU, India has approved to purchase up to 1,200 MW of electricity from Nepal amid the landlocked Himalayan country facing risk of an increasing surplus of its produced hydropower during rainy season, while India is undergoing pressure to switch to the green energy from its traditional coa...}
New Delhi (India); The South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy (SARI/EI) Program has officially come to an end after completion of its programs in four phases.
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the program 22 years ago, aiming to establish foundation...}
New Delhi; The long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) have been sought as one of the main issues of discussion in South Asia in order to enhance power trade, mutual cooperation and energy development.
The participants of ‘Think Tank Forum Conference’ organized by the South As...}
KATHMANDU, The licensed hydropower developers can now construct design-discharge of Q20 projects, with the government enforcing a policy to take the country’s water resources to their optimum use based on the feasibility of hydropower development.
Previously, the Department of Electric...}
Kathmandu; Nepal and India share almost 6 decades of bilateral transaction of electricity although records of such transaction are available since 1970 AD only. There are no proper records for about a decade prior to 1970 AD. Despite the abundance of potential for hydro power in the country, the tra...}
Kathmandu; Generation and use of electricity heralded in Nepal during the time of Rana Prime Minister Chandra Shamsher after the 500 kW Farping hydroelectric power plant was constructed and commissioned in 1911 AD. Although, this first use of electricity was limited to palaces of ruling Ranas,...}
Kathmandu; Construction of the 216 MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project, a Korean government invested project, is now in full swing. The project, which is a major foreign direct investment (FDI) project is Nepal, had acquired production license almost four years before.
The project, which...}
Kathmandu; The construction of Sikta Irrigation Project has been discussed for almost 43 years. Its main objective is to add bricks to economic development along with agricultural production by irrigating Banke from the water of west Rapti River.
Sikta is still under construction, yet not finishe...}