EDITORIAL: Waiting for UTHPP While launching the “Mero Kitta”, a digital platform prepared by the Department of Survey to allow people to check land plots online and get them printed from home, in the capital on April 15, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was miffed at the ‘unnatural delay’ in the completion of the 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project (UTHPP), a national pride project being developed solely by Nepali investors Opinion 20 Apr, 2021
Upper Tamakoshi to generate 456 MW by August The Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project is expected to start generating electricity in full-fledged manner by August, while it will partially generate electricity by mid-May - Business 19 Apr, 2021
Upper Tamakoshi to generate electricity at full capacity by August The Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project is expected to start generating electricity in fullfledged manner by August, while it will partially generate electricity by mid-May. Business 19 Apr, 2021
Electricity tariff will be reduced next year as well: Minister Pun KATHMANDU, OCTOBER 13 A high-level task force formed by the government for the overall study of the country’s energy sector has initiated its work. The task force held its first meeting at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation... 14 Oct, 2020
Budget focuses on infrastructure to generate extra jobs KATHMANDU, MAY 28 The government has allocated a balanced budget to accelerate the overall development activities with focus on roads, energy, hydropower, rail, urban development and drinking water, among others. It also looks like the government... 29 May, 2020
DoR blacktops 77-kilometre road during lockdown Kathmandu, May 24 Even during the nationwide lockdown that the government has imposed to halt the spread of the coronavirus pandemic the Department of Roads (DoR) has managed to blacktop 77.20 kilometres of roads across the country. As per... 25 May, 2020
Plan to revive COVID-hit economy missing Financial liabilities that govt’s programmes will create aren’t easily bearable, say experts Kathmandu, May 15 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari today presented the government’s policies and programmes for fiscal 2020-21 at the joint session of... 16 May, 2020
Construction of several hydel projects stalled Kathmandu, March 30 After the government imposed the nationwide lockdown to prevent the possible spread of the coronavirus, construction of different hydropower projects with total installed capacity of 2,500 megawatts has been stalled. Kumar... 31 Mar, 2020
Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project successfully tests dam Kathmandu, March 22 With an aim to meet the latest completion deadline of July 15, the 456-megawatt Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project (UTHP) has completed the necessary tests of its dam, headworks, descender and semi-reservoir today. A team of... 23 Mar, 2020
Upper Tamakoshi starts headworks tests Kathmandu, March 15 Aiming to meet the latest completion deadline of July 15, the 456-megawatt Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project (UTHP) has started to test its headworks and semi-reservoir from today. Taking into account that the completion... 16 Mar, 2020
Upper Tamakoshi likely to miss completion deadline Kathmandu, January 14 As the contractors have been delaying in installing penstock pipes in the vertical tunnel of the project, the 456-megawatt Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project is likely to miss its completion deadline. Nepal Electricity... 15 Jan, 2020
Dhalkebar substation likely to start operation from January Kathmandu, December 5 A 400/200-kVA high-voltage Dhalkebar substation is scheduled to start operations from January. Once the substation comes into operation, it will be able to transmit cross-border electricity as well as strengthen the domestic... 06 Dec, 2019
