EDITORIAL: Build power lines soon The private sector has played a major role in producing electricity, but it always faces prolonged procedural delays from the concerned agencies under the Ministry of Energy. Opinion 13 Oct, 2023
DoED revokes licences of 129 hydro projects of 3,330 MW KATHMANDU, AUGUST 4 The government has revoked the licence of 129 hydropower projects with total installed capacity of 3,330 megawatts so far as they failed to submit their progress reports and pay due fees on schedule. As per Department of... 05 Aug, 2020
Local bodies yet to receive royalty for use of natural resources Kathmandu, November 28 Local bodies and provinces will have to wait for some more time to receive the royalty generated from the use of various natural resources, as the central government lacks data to distribute the funds among sub-national... 29 Nov, 2019
Govt scraps Gezhouba�s survey licence for Jajarkot project Kathmandu, July 7 The government has scrapped the licence issued to China Gezhouba Group Co (CGGC) for the survey of 128-megawatt Dandagaun-Khalanga-Bheri Hydropower Project in Jajarkot district. After the company failed to renew the licence on... 08 Jul, 2019
Power China to build 679MW Lower Arun hydel Kathmandu, March 31 Chinese state-owned company, Power China, has announced that it will construct the 679-megawatt Lower Arun hydropower project in Nepal. The company made this announcement during the Nepal Investment Summit here on... 01 Apr, 2019
Sugar mills to generate 8 MW electricity this fiscal year Kathmandu, September 18 In a novel development to ease the power shortage that the country faces during the dry season, three sugar mills have made plans to generate and supply eight megawatts of electricity to the national grid from this fiscal... 19 Sep, 2018
EDITORIAL: Power at local level The decision to delegate power to the local units to mange up to one megawatt of power plant will certainly help electrification in rural areas Local level units are getting more power from the federal government which used to take all decisions... 19 Feb, 2018
Hydros of 1 MW to be affiliated to local units Kathmandu, February 17 Hydropower projects of up to one megawatt that have obtained the survey licence or are under construction or already in operation will have to be affiliated with local units from now onward. The Department of Electricity... 18 Feb, 2018
THL gets licence to construct Lower Seti hydro Kathmandu, November 12 The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) has granted the licence to construct the Lower Seti hydropower project in Tanahu district with generation capacity of 104 megawatts to Tanahu Hydropower Ltd (THL) — developer... 13 Nov, 2017
THT 10 years ago: Apex court told govt will resettle West Seti-hit Kathmandu,October 30, 2007 The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) today told the Supreme Court that the government will resettle some 10,000 people who will be displaced by the proposed 750 MW West Seti Hydro-power Project. The DoED said... 31 Oct, 2017
DoED paves way for grid connection of sugar mill�s cogeneration KATHMANDU: The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) has signed an agreement with the two sugar mills to provide grid connection for the electricity generated from the sugar mills. Two sugar mills — Indu Shankar Sugar Mill and Everest Sugar... 12 Sep, 2017
�We are focused on mobilising domestic resources to finance hydroelectric projects� The government established the Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Limited to mobilise funds from domestic as well as international investors to cater to the needs of investments in mega and mid-sized hydroelectric projects and... 08 Aug, 2016
