Nepal Investment Summit 2019: Who said What

KATHMANDU: Various parties at the Nepal Investment Summit 2019 shared their ideas and opinions in connection to investment in different sectors of Nepal.

The Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising said efforts were afoot to achieve the government's goal to produce 3,000 megawatts electricity in next three years, 5,000 MW in five years and 15,000 MW in 10 years. He also said projects of 16,000 MW are at various phases of construction.

 

Discussions would be held on investment opportunity in Nepal, today itself, during the summit.

As per the schedule prepared by the Investment Board Nepal (IBN), discussions would also be held on 'energy and information technology' and on the development of women and youth entrepreneurship, this afternoon. Various projects on agriculture, hydropower, industry, tourism, transport, urban infrastructure, education and health sectors are being presented at the summit that runs till Saturday.

The projects are worth between Rs 640 million to 350 billion. Nepal government ministers, chief ministers of all the seven provinces, non-resident Nepalis, and private sector representatives are also taking part in the summit.

The government of Nepal has called on all the investors attending the ongoing summit to invest in Nepal.

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