#hydropower development

Damauli — Construction of the main dam of the under-construction Tanahu Hydropower Project in Rishing Rural Municipality of Tanahun district has gained momentum. Under Package 1 of the project, work on the 140-meter-high main dam has reached 50 percent completion. According to project chief Shyamji Bhandari, out of the total requirement of 850,000 cubic meters of concrete for the dam, 424,120…

Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has directed concerned authorities to complete the construction of the Jagdulla Hydropower Project in Dolpa within the stipulated timeframe. During an inspection of the central office of Jagdulla Hydropower Company Limited, Minister Shrestha warned stakeholders against delays in project implementation. He said it…

Patel Engineering has secured a Rs 1,593 crore hydropower project in Nepal, marking a significant addition to its international order book and reinforcing its presence in the regional renewable energy sector. The project highlights the company’s continued focus on expanding its footprint in neighbouring markets through large-scale infrastructure developments. Project strengthens cross-border…

Kathmandu: Another major project in Nepal’s energy sector has reached the stage of moving forward. Preparations for the construction of the 640-megawatt Kaligandaki reservoir-based hydropower project have been intensified. Initially proposed at 844 megawatts, the project has been scaled down to 640 megawatts based on technical analysis following detailed studies. Currently, the work of preparing…

Kathmandu: Tamakoshi Hydropower Company Limited has finalized the tender process for electro-mechanical equipment and transmission line construction under the under-construction 99.8 MW Tamakoshi-5 Hydropower Project. The contract, advanced through an International Competitive Bidding (ICB) process, has entered a crucial stage of implementation following the selection of the company offering the…

Damauli: A total of 9,127 trees will be removed for the construction of a transmission line under the Tanahu Hydropower Project. With the acquisition of user rights over 92.7 hectares of forest land in Tanahun and Chitwan districts for the construction of the Damauli–Bharatpur 220 kV transmission line under Package–3 of the project, permission has now been granted to clear the trees and…

ISLAMABAD: In a move termed by Pakistan as a deliberate “weaponisation of water,” India has fast-tracked massive hydropower projects on the Chenab River, escalating tensions over the decades-old Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) of 1960, The News reported on Tuesday. Officials say New Delhi is aggressively manipulating river flows while building some of the largest dams in the Indian Illegally Occupied…

Gorkha — Chief Minister of Gandaki Province, Surendra Raj Pandey, has stated that initiatives are underway to move forward with the construction process of the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project. At the golden jubilee inauguration program of Jageshwar Secondary School, held on Friday at Mahadevtar, Bhimsen Thapa Rural Municipality–8 in Gorkha, he emphasized that the work on the project, which had…