Landslides affect construction works at Upper Tamakoshi Kathmandu, September 12 Construction of 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project has been affected since July as the access road to the construction site has been blocked by landslides. “With landslides occurring in many places between... 13 Sep, 2018
Power leakage came down to 20.45pc last fiscal year Kathmandu, August 14 Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said that it was able to reduce electricity leakage by 2.45 percentage points in the last fiscal year 2017-18. As per data released by NEA, it was able to meet its target to reduce the... 15 Aug, 2018
�Govt is readying ground for country's regional power trade' The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation recently unveiled a white paper on the energy sector reflecting the status of the sector and plans of the government to boost electricity production in the country. Prioritising the ambitious... 21 May, 2018
GDP growth projected at 4.9pc this fiscal: ADB Kathmandu, April 11 The country's economy is projected to grow by 4.9 per cent in the current fiscal from 6.9 per cent of the previous fiscal year as agriculture production, tourism, wholesale and retail trade, industrial output and construction... 12 Apr, 2018
Complete Upper Tamakoshi hydel project on time, says PM Oli Dolakha/Kathmandu April 11 Expressing strong reservations against slow pace of works in 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project in Dolakha's Bigu Rural Municipality, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed all the concerned authorities to... 12 Apr, 2018
PM Oli directs to complete Tamakoshi hydel project in time CHARIKOT: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the officials and stakeholders to complete the construction works of Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project on time, without delaying even a single day. During his inspection visit to the... Travel 11 Apr, 2018
White paper a prescription to economic ills: FinMin Kathmandu, April 5 Finance Minister Yubaraj Khatiwada has said that the white paper is a prescription to solve the problems of the economy, and the government's policies, programmes and budget will be aligned accordingly to address the problems... 06 Apr, 2018
NEA renews PPA with NVVN for 15 months Kathmandu, March 29 Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has renewed the power purchase agreement (PPA) with NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN) of India, which was going to be phased out from March 31, for next 15 months. The NEA had earlier renewed the... 30 Mar, 2018
NEA to produce 800 MW power within one and half year KATHMANDU: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and the companies it has been looking after are set to produce 800 MW power within the next 18 months. Based on the work plan prepared by the NEA, the hydropower companies such as Upper Tamakoshi,... Travel 20 Mar, 2018
Electrifying transport: How near, or far, we are The deployment of electric vehicles is contingent upon proper policies and development of infrastructure such as roads and electricity generation capacity in the first place Electric vehicle market is expanding globally. According to the... 16 Mar, 2018
Progress of national pride projects remains sluggish The progress of national pride projects was tepid in the first half (mid-July to mid-January) of this fiscal as 18 projects listed under this category spent Rs 12.05 billion, which is only 18.92 per cent of the total allocated budget. The fiscal... 09 Mar, 2018
Chinese engineer killed by falling rock in Charikot CHARIKOT: A Chinese engineer hired for the under-construction Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project died after being hit by a falling rock at around 11:00 am on Monday. The 49-year-old Sun Ling Long, who was working as the side engineer for the... Travel 29 Jan, 2018
