#electricity development

Kathmandu – With the objective of ensuring non-discriminatory open access in the electricity system, the Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the “Directive on Open Access in the Electricity Transmission and Distribution System, 2025.” The Commission issued the directive on January 9 2026, pursuant to Section 14 (na) of the Electricity Regulatory Commission Act, 2017, and based on the…

Kathmandu — The government has accelerated its efforts in solar energy projects. According to the Department of Electricity Development, 97 projects have so far obtained survey permits and are in the preparation phase for construction. The total capacity of these projects has reached 2,119.99 megawatts. This year alone, after mid March / April, 12 projects have obtained survey permits, with a…

In Gandaki, 14 projects with a total capacity of 898.913 MW have obtained survey licenses, while 22 projects with a total capacity of 1,623.87 MW are awaiting licenses. Kathmandu — Recently, Gandaki Province has been emerging as a hub for hydropower. If we delve into the statistics, this province ranks second in contributing to illuminating the nation. A total of 996 megawatts of electricity…

There is a general agreement among government officials, the private sector, and Nepal’s development partners on the importance of increasing the share of solar power in the country’s electricity mix. However, there are differing opinions, especially regarding the solar power tariff cap. As the costs of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems are decreasing and becoming more affordable worldwide, there…

KATHMANDU, May 27: The government is yet to recover Rs 286 million from various hydropower projects. In the 61st annual report of the Office of the Auditor General, it is noted that, according to the records of the Department of Electricity Development, Rs 286.995 million remains to be recovered by FY 2022/23. Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 1992, stipulates that hydropower projects must…

KATHMANDU, May 4: A proposal for the construction of a 38.16 megawatt Kalika Gandaki hydroelectric project has been put forth in Devghat, Tanahun, and the Gaindakot area of Nawalpur, utilizing water from the Kaligandaki River to generate electricity. The Department of Electricity Development has issued a public notice on Saturday and asked for suggestions from the stakeholders regarding the…

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විදුලිබල සංවර්ධනය සඳහා කැනඩා සහාය

ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ විදුලිබල සංවර්ධනය වෙනුවෙන් කැනඩාවේ සහ ප්‍රංශ රජයේ සහාය ඉදිරි කාලයේදී හිමි වන බව විදුලිබල බලශක්ති සහ ව්‍යාපාර සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය සඳහන් කරයි.

වසර 2020 වන විට ලංකාව ප්‍රමුඛ සමස්ත ලෝකය හමුවේ ඇතිවිය හැකි බලශක්ති අර්බුදයට පිළියම් සෙවීම අරමුණු කර ගනිමින් විදුලිබල බලශක්ති සහ ව්‍යාපාර සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍ය රවි කරුණානායක සහ ප්‍රංශ සහ කැනඩා තානාපතිවරුන් අතර සාකච්ඡාවක් පසුගියදා පැවැත්විණි.

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