Amendment to REEEP-GREEN Implementation Agreement signed The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation (MoEWRI), Government of Nepal, and GIZ Nepal, on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union (EU), have signed the second amendment to the implementation agreement for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Programme – Green Recovery and Empowerment with Energy in Nepal (REEEP-GREEN). Nepal 01 Feb, 2025
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
MoEWRI projects make good progress despite COVID-19 KATHMANDU, DECEMBER 4 The projects run under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) have made tangible progress even amid the spread of coronavirus. In a first quadrimester review meeting of the ministry today, different... 05 Dec, 2020
House panel seeks Khimti Hydropower Project study report KATHMANDU, JULY 27 As the government has been dilly-dallying in acquiring 50 per cent ownership of the 60-megawatt Khimti Hydropower Project, the Agriculture, Cooperatives and Natural Resources Committee under the Federal Parliament forwarded a... 28 Jul, 2020
Govt yet to take 50pc ownership of Khimti hydel KATHMANDU, JULY 12 Since the government has been unable to draft the necessary documents to take 50 per cent ownership of Khimti Hydropower Project, the fate of the 60-megawatt project has landed in uncertainty. As per the project development... 13 Jul, 2020
MoEWRI allocates Rs 40 billion for transmission line projects KATHMANDU, JUNE 16 As the construction of a number of hydropower projects is about to be completed in the near future, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) is now focusing on expanding the capacity of its transmission... 17 Jun, 2020
Minister Pun assures relief for country�s energy sector Kathmandu, May 12 The government has said that it will bring a special relief package for the energy sector after assessing the overall impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the sector. Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI)... 13 May, 2020
Irrigation projects in priority, no new hydels included Kathmandu, April 25 The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) has expedited the preparations of its annual policy, programme and budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2020-21. The ministry has already received the budget ceiling... 26 Apr, 2020
Scrap agreement with contractors who fail to meet project deadline: MoEWRI Kathmandu, February 8 As many projects have failed to complete construction works within the stipulated timeframe, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) has directed its line agencies to scrap the contracts of such... 09 Feb, 2020
Work on Sunkoshi Marin Diversion to begin this year Kathmandu, January 23 Construction works of the Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project — which is being developed with an aim to provide irrigation facility to five droughtprone districts of Province 2 and also to generate 36 megawatts of... 24 Jan, 2020
Govt initiates process of resuming construction Kathmandu, January 20 The government has initiated the process to resume the construction of 220 kV Marshyangdi Corridor Electricity Transmission Line, which has been facing obstacles since almost one year in Gorkha. Asking the government to... 21 Jan, 2020
IBN, Power China ink pact to build 762-MW Tamor hydel Kathmandu, January 19 The Investment Board Nepal (IBN) and Power Construction Corporation of China (Power China) today inked an agreement to construct the 762-megawatt Tamor Storage Hydroelectricity Project. Following the agreement, a... 20 Jan, 2020
