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
Nepse index closes in on 1,600 points KATHMANDU, SEPTEMBER 19 As investors continued to pour their funds into the country’s only secondary market, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index advanced by 3.39 per cent or 51.50 points week-on-week in the trading period between September 13... 20 Sep, 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
Share market movement reflects investor immaturity: Analyst Kathmandu, November 30 Pessimistic investor sentiment shaved off 0.7 per cent or 7.81 points from the country’s sole secondary market in the trading week between November 24 and 28. At a time when policy ambiguity has largely been blamed for... 01 Dec, 2019
Govt to subsidise induction stoves to raise power consumption Kathmandu, November 29 The government is mulling over providing a 50 per cent subsidy on induction stoves to consumers to increase consumption of electricity in the domestic market. The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI)... 30 Nov, 2019
