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Dangi Initiates Consensus Drive, Proposes Five-Member Panel for Leadership Selection
Kathmandu: As the 24th Annual General Meeting and 8th Convention of the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) draws closer, efforts to elect the new leadership through consensus have intensified. A new initiative has been launched within the organization to forge agreement at a time when various legal and non-legal debates surrounding the convention and proposed statute…
Supreme Court Directs Increase in Free Electricity from 480 MW Phukot Karnali
Kathmandu — The Supreme Court has issued a directive order to increase the proportion of free electricity Nepal will receive from the 480 MW Phukot Karnali Hydropower Project. In May 2023, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the government-owned Vidyut Utpadan Company Limited (VUCL) and India’s state-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC). According to Clause 5,…
Nupche Likhu Hydropower Nears Completion, Awaits Final Phase
Kathmandu: Along the ups and downs of Ramechhap, where the sounds of the Nupche and Likhu rivers flow, another story is taking shape—one of construction, investment, and expectation. The 57.5 MW Nupche Likhu Hydropower Project, which began about four years ago, has now reached a stage where the work appears almost complete, yet the real test still lies ahead. According to progress updates, around…
Nupche Likhu Hydropower Nears Completion, Awaits Final Phase
Kathmandu: Along the ups and downs of Ramechhap, where the sounds of the Nupche and Likhu rivers flow, another story is taking shape—one of construction, investment, and expectation. The 57.5 MW Nupche Likhu Hydropower Project, which began about four years ago, has now reached a stage where the work appears almost complete, yet the real test still lies ahead. According to progress updates, around…
Energy Minister Shrestha Announces Policy to Expand Private Sector Role in Energy Trade
Kathmandu: In the context of preparations for the budget of the upcoming fiscal year /27, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has made it clear that the energy sector will be advanced as a key indicator of economic growth and overall development. Speaking with journalists covering the energy sector on Thursday, he indicated that the government aims not only…
Work on 237 MW Lower Badigad Hydropower Project Moves Ahead
Kathmandu — The Department of Electricity Development under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal, has issued a public notice for a public hearing program related to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report of the 237.2 MW Lower Badigad Reservoir Hydropower Project. According to the notice, the proposed project will affect various local levels in…
Water Diversion by Projects Pushes Modi Khola Toward Crisis
Flowing from the foothills of the Annapurna range through Kaski to Parbat, the Modi Khola was once seen as a symbol of life, livelihoods and biodiversity. Known as an “energy river”, it now appears to be struggling to survive. As hydropower projects expand rapidly, the river’s natural flow has declined, affecting both local lifestyles and the environment. Until a few years ago, the Modi Khola…
IPPAN Plans to Abolish Senior VP-to-President Automatic Succession
Kathmandu: The Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN) is preparing to remove the provision that automatically promotes the Senior Vice President to the position of President. Although the current statute allows the Senior Vice President to automatically become President, a proposal has now been put forward to amend this provision. The executive committee has reached consensus to…
