Nepal

National federation of micro hydropower developers constituted

National federation of micro hydropower developers constituted

By Rastriya Samachar Samiti

An ariel view of the dam site of the Upper Marsyandi A hydel project, in Lamjung, as captured on Sunday, September 25, 2016. Photo: THT

LALITPUR: A national federation has been constituted to establish access of micro hydropower developers in policy formulation and power promotion in rural areas of the country. A national gathering of representatives of micro hydropower developers held today constituted the national federation as an umbrella organisation to end policy-level confusions surfaced in micro hydropower sector. The gathering held under the leadership of Nepal Energy Foundation formed a 15-member ad-hoc committee under the chairmanship of Narayandhoj Khadka. Similarly, Ram Kumar Rai, Khem Thapa and Shanta Chaulagain are Vice-Chairperson, General-Secretary and Treasurer of the Committee respectively. The federation was formed with an objective of working for sustainable development of micro hydropower and policy-level reform, among others.