PM's India visit: Special focus on energy banking KATHMANDU: Preparations have been made to emphatically raise the agenda of energy banking during Prime Minister's visit to India beginning tomorrow. The concept of energy banking has been put in the priority list of the visit to store electric... Travel 05 Apr, 2018
India visit to boost ties, says PM Oli KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli today said his upcoming India visit from April 6 to 8 would solely focus on strengthening bilateral relations. Addressing the House of Representatives, the PM said he was visiting India at the invitation... Horoscopes 03 Apr, 2018
Plan to trade power with China, B�desh As per the energy ministry, Nepal will have surplus power within a few years Kathmandu, March 19 Nepal and China have proposed to ink a memorandum of understanding to have a power trade agreement during the next high-level political meeting... Travel 20 Mar, 2018
Cross-border electricity trade and investment stressed Kathmandu, March 17 As the per capita energy consumption in South Asia is relatively low, member nations have been advised to boost regional cooperation in cross-border investment in power sector and electricity trade. Since bilateral electricity... 18 Mar, 2018
Nepal, India joint statement reaffirms strong bilateral ties NEW DELHI: Nepal and India issued a joint statement on the second day of the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's five-day state visit to India. The Prime Minister of Nepal reiterated the commitment of Government of Nepal to address all... Travel 25 Aug, 2017
New regulation may stunt the growth of hydropower sector Hydropower sector already burdened with delayed projects, insufficient infrastructure and comparatively low domestic consumption power receives a blow with the new regulation Kathmandu The strict regulation framed by Central Electricity... 16 Jul, 2017
EDITORIAL: Reconsider it India needs to reconsider the regulation as per the Power Trade Agreement signed between Nepal and India in 2014 Nepal has high hopes of exporting surplus electricity to its big southern neighbor, India. But these appear to have been dashed after... 07 Jul, 2017
Indian regulations a jolt for would-be electricity exporters from Nepal Kathmandu, July 5 Electricity export to the Indian market will be difficult, as the southern neighbour has introduced stringent regulation on cross-border electricity trade. The regulation issued by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission for... 06 Jul, 2017
EDITORIAL: Energy for growth With the surplus energy in its hands, the government should encourage private sector to set up more industries and manufacturing units across the country Not so long ago Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) used to urge consumers to use less electricity... 19 Apr, 2017
EDITORIAL: Make good pact The Nepal government and the local communities must cooperate with the project so that it can be completed within 60 months The Indian government has approved a financial arrangement for the construction of 900-MW Arun III hydroelectric project in... 24 Feb, 2017
EDITORIAL: Settle differences Nepal and India need to work jointly to harness Nepal’s abundant water resources that can produce energy to drive their economies Nepal-India energy secretary level talks, also known as Joint Steering Committee (JSC), concluded on Tuesday,... 16 Feb, 2017
JSC meeting concludes Kathmandu, February 14 Nepal-India energy secretary-level talks, which is known as joint steering committee (JSC) meeting concluded here today. The meeting led by Anup Kumar Upadhyay, secretary of the Ministry of Energy, and his Indian counterpart... 15 Feb, 2017
