Upper Trishuli 3A slated to begin generation in April: On April 30, the first turbine will be switched on to produce 30 MW and the second turbine on June 30 (kp 20/03/2019)

Protestors close road, market over Budhi Gandaki compensation delays, by Narahari Sapkota and Sarita Shrestha (rep 19/03/2019)

Kabeli transmission line awaits completion, contractor seeks deadline extension, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 19/03/2019)

Electricity output slated to double in next fiscal year: The expected increase in energy generation is almost equal to annual production of 1,027 MW, by Sangam Prasain (kp 19/03/2019)

Energy minister has little to show after a year in office, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 18/03/2019)

Role of solar in Nepal’s energy mix looks set to expand: More private firms are showing  interest in installing solar plants across the country, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/03/2019)

Kulekhani-3 project enters testing phase, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/03/2019), Kulekhani-3 project fails to pay workers; construction halted, by Pratap Bista (kp 17/03/2019)

Law amended to ease acquisition of forest land, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/03/2019)

West Seti among projects government will showcase at investment summit: Developers will be invited to present letters of  interest, investment board chief says, by Mukul Humagain (kp 12/03/2019)

Middle Bhotekoshi Hydroelectric project hits another setback, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/03/201)

Udayapur locals’ obstructions delay Saptakoshi DPR, by Dilliram Khatiwada (kp 04/03/2019)

Indian government approves proposal to build transmission line in Nepal: The approval will be crucial in the construction of a high-voltage power line to transmit electricity to India, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/03/2019)

Upper Bhotekoshi reconstruction work at 45 percent, by Anish Tiwari (kp 02/03/2019)

46pc of Arun III  affected buy land with compensation amount (ht 26/02/2019)

Pathway to prosperity: Energy efficiency in Nepal will do more than just reduce energy use. It could open an additional pathway to prosperity, by Bishal Thapa (rep 26/02/2019)

Kabeli A Hydropower Project work halted (ht 20/02/2019)

NEA awards tender to lay underground cables in Valley (ht 25/02/2019), Underground wires to beautify Kathmandu (ht 26/02/2019)

Budhigandaki Hydropower Project: Locals demand immediate settlement of compensation, by Narahari Sapkota (rep 25/02/2019)

80 percent work at Upper Sanjen project complete, by Himnath Devkota (rep 24/02/2019)

NEA to build, standardise 55 new substations (ht 23/02/2019)

Upper Tamakoshi work gaining momentum, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 23/02/2019), Penstock pipe-laying work commences at Upper Tamakoshi hydel project (rep 25/02/2019)

Tanahu hydel project to call tender (ht 22/02/2019)

Public not getting promised returns from hydropower companies, say investors, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 22/02/2019)

Italy’s CMC Ravenna fired from Tanahu Hydro project, by Biek Subedi (kp 20/02/2019)

8.63MW hydel to be developed in Chepekhola (ht 19/02/2019)

Bagmati Hydro project to begin test operation by mid-March, by Pratap Bista (kp 18/02/2019)

Tanahu hydel to terminate contract with CMC (ht 18/02/2019)

Kulekhani-3 project misses deadline for sixth time: Construction began in 2008 and was expected to be done by 2012, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/02/2019)

Kul Man Ghising: The man who gave us light, by Deepak Adhikari (kp 16/02/2019)

Light at the end of the tunnel (kp 16/02/2019)

Dordi Khola Hydropower project on pace to generate electricity by August, by Aash Gurung (kp 15/02/2019)

Govt to allot hydel shares worth Rs 102.28bn to public, by Umesh Poudel (ht 14/02/2019), Govt mobilizing people’s money for hydropower development: Prime minister launching program today (rep 14/02/2019)

India proposes to construct Lower Arun Hydro Project (ht 13/02/2019)

Italian contractor may be fired for being no-show, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/02/2019) [related to Tanahu Hydropower Project]

RE financing: Need for paradigm shift, by Devendra Adhikari (ht 12/02/2019)

Construction of 37MW Upper Trishuli III B hydel starts (ht 11/02/2019)

Unknown group sets off three explosions at Arun-III hydropower project site, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 09/02/2019), IPPAN flays bombings in Arun III hydel project (ht 12/02/2019)

Municipality requests change in transmission line alignment, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/02/2019)

Lack of tree cutting permits holds up power line projects, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/02/2019)

Tanahu Hydro Project stalls over payment dispute, by Bibek Subedi (kp 31/01/2019)

Electricity generated by Upper Tamakoshi hydro project could go to waste, by Umesh Poudel (ht 30/01/2019)

Locals halt Mid-Modi Hydropower Project (kp 29/01/2019)

Some Dhading villages still deprived of electricity, by Sarita Shrestha (rep 29/01/2019)

Power generation by domestic hydropower plants down 24pc: Country is importing 565MW from India to meet shortfall, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/01/2019)

Transmission line talks stall over operational modality (kp 26/01/2019)

Nepal and India agree on energy bankind: Nepal allowed entry into India’s Power Exchange Market (rep 26/01/2019)

Cabinet puts appointment of Electricity Regulatory Commission officials on hold, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/01/2019) [They cannot find agreement on which male Bahun shall head this commission!]

Nepal to seek more energy from India (ht 23/01/2019), India agrees to sell additional 100 MW power (ht 24/01/2019)

Construction work of Chilime-Trishuli transmission line halted (ht 23/012019), ‘Forest office halts work on transmission line’ (rep 23/01/2019)

Upper Tamakoshi to complete by 2019-end (rep 23/01/2019)

Solar over hydro: Without a massive and concerted effort to develop solar power, unmet electricity demand will continue to plague the energy sector, the economy, and the nation at large, by Sukhdev Shah (rep 22/01/2019)

Arun III Hydropower Project about 15 percent complete, by Deo Narayan Sah (kp 21/01/2019)

Tanahu Hydro asks firms to start work, by Bibek Subedi (kp 19/01/2019)

Sinohydro completes work at Upper Tamakoshi powerhouse (rep 19/01/2019)

Kulman Ghising recognized for ending power crisis in country (rep 19/01/2019)

Panel formed to resume work at Koshi corridor power line (kp 14/01/2019), Task force formed to look into Koshi Corridor problems: Locals in Dharan sub-metropolis obstruct construction work of the 220 kVA double circuit transmission line project (ht 14/01/2019)

Construction of Lower Likhu hydel project partially halted (ht 14/01/2019)

Erratic power supply hits locals hard (ht 13/01/2019)

Bheri Babai calls bids for hydropower component, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/01/2019)

Construction work at Solukhola Dudhkoshi Hydropower Project stalled for 3 months, by Shikhar Jung Shrestha (rep 12/01/2019)

Kabeli power line project receives forest clearance (kp 10/01/2018)

Andritz to install penstock pipes at Upper Tamakoshi, by Bibek Subedi (kp 19/01/2019)

Developer threatens to pull out over hedge fund row: The developer, according to a highly placed source at the electricity authority, is ready to contribute only $5 million to the fund, by Bibek Subedi (kp 08/01/2019)

Upadhyay tipped to head electricity commission, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/01/2019) [There cannot be enough male Bahuns in such top positions!!]

Five companies picked to set up solar plants, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/01/2019)

Enough power, not enough power lines, by Bibek Subedi (kp 31/12/2018)

Chinese contractor fired for poor project performance, by Bibek Subedi (kp 31/12/2018)

Indian firm to build 220kV power line, by Bibek Subedi (kp 29/12/2018)

Locals protest transmission line expansion in Siraha (ht 28/12/2018)

Nepal and India agree on energy banking, by Bibek Subedi (kp 28/12/2018)

SDF approves financing of two energy projects in Nepal (ht 26/12/2018)

Austrian firm to complete pipe installation in UTHL tunnel, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 24/12/2018), Penstock installation task reassigned to Austrian company, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/12/2018)

India relaxes cross-border power trading guidelines: Move opens the way for Nepal to export surplus electricity to Bangladesh via Indian transmission lines, by Bibek Subedi (kp 23/12/2018), India relaxes hydropower import rules (rep 24/12/2018), Indian govt amends electricity regulation: Nepali hydel developers can  export power to third countries, by Umesh Poudel (ht 24/122018)

CMC scandal to affect Tanahu Hydro Project (rep 23/12/2018)

Bheri Babai project in limbo due to approval delays, by Bibek Subedi (kp 22/12/2018)

Kaligandaki transmission line construction work hampered (ht 21/12/2018)

Dharan sub-metropolis obstructs Koshi corridor transmission line (rep 19/12/2018)

India’s Sutlej offers to sell Arun III power: The Indian developer of the export-oriented 900 MW plant located in eastern Nepal wrote to Investment Board Nepal asking if the Nepal government would be willing to buy 10 percent of the total energy available for export, by Bibek Subedi (kp 18/12/2018)

Tanahu Hydropower safe but Sahas Urja in trouble, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 18/12/2018), Fate of Tanahu Hydropower Project uncertain, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/12/2018)

India proposes talks on power line project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/12/2018)

Electricity imports during peak hours up 30 percent, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/12/2018)

Nepal Electricity Authority agrees to take-or-pay plan, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/12/2018)

Tamakoshi contractor pledges to pick up pace: Minister Pun tells officials to come up with a work schedule within a week, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/12/2018)

Bhairahawa SEZ fails to supply electricity to factories, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 11/12/2018)

NEA expedites process to sign performance contracts (ht 10/12/2018)

18 in race for key posts in Electricity Regulatory Commission, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/12/2018)

Hewa Khola losing out on Rs200 million in revenue: The 15 MW plant produces electricity worth Rs450 million annually, but its entire output cannot be transferred to the national grid over the existing 33 kV power line, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/12/2018)

Nepal, Bangladesh agree to build hydro projects: The electricity produced by these schemes will be exported to Bangladesh via India, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/12/2018)

Koshi corridor transmission line: Project stumbles in delay of forest clearance; NEA officials worry the delay may severely affect timely power evacuation (rep 04/12/2018), Construction of Koshi Corridor faces delay (ht 04/12/2018)

Detailed feasibility study of Kaligandaki project begins, by Chhabilal Tiwari (rep 03/12/2018)

Hydropower projects: Private sector raises investment in the Farwest, by Basanta Pratap Singh and Manoj Badu (kp 02/12/2018)

No smoke without fire: Replace household biomass with renewable energy for a greener, healthier Nepal, by Ajaya Dixit (nt 30/11/2018)

Ministry of Energy, NEA clash over power purchase modality, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/11/2018)

IBN to issue survey licenses for mega solar plants: 2nd investment summit to be held in March 2019 (rep 26/11/2018)

Kulekhani III to begin trial production in January, by Pratap Bista (kp 26/11/2018)

Chinese-Nepali consortium to build Upper Marsyangdi, by Bibek Subedi (kp 23/11//2018)

Upper Tamakoshi likely to miss completion deadline, by Bibek Subedi (kp 22/11/2018)

Nepal-China power line plan hits funding snags, by BBiibek Subedi (kp 21/11/2018)

Bheri Babai diversion Multipurpose project: Tunnel works ahead of schedule by one year, by Kalendra Sejuwal (kp 18/11/2018)

Tamakoshi delay makes Nepal lean on power imports, by Bibek Subedi (kp 14/11/2018), Hydro-mechanical work delay hits progress of Upper Tamakoshi: Mega project is mulling over awarding Texmaco’s remaining work to another contractor (rep 15/11/2018)

Khalanga all set to be load shedding free, by DB Budha (rep 14/11/2018)

IPPAN condemns hydro licensing directives (ht 14/11/2018)

Hedge fund delay threatens hydropower projects, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/11/2018)

Solar lamps to light up Bagmati corridor, by Anup Ojha (kp 11/11/2018)

Kabeli corridor transmission line: Forest Ministry’s indecision delays project development, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/11/2018)

Electricity demand drops this Tihar (ht 11/11/2018)

Bajhang connected to national grid after 11 years, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 07/11/2018)

No power cuts during Tihar, declares NEA: The power utility has forecast that energy demand will reach 1,270 MW on the day of Laxmi Puja, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/11/2018)

Hunt starts for firm to lay underground lines: The state-owned power utility wants to move all power cables underground in the northern and southern parts of the Kathmandu Valley to improve distribution, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/11/2018)

Government moves to establish electricity commission, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/11/2018)

From a fossil past to an electric future: Nepal’s addiction to petroleum is more an economic problem than an ecological one, by Om Astha Rai (nt 02/11/2018)

The cost of light, by Om Astha Rai (nt 02/11/2018)

456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower: Hydropower project delayed yet again, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/11/2018)

Himalayan hydro expo to be held in January (ht 30/10/2018)

Govt seeks assistance to develop four hydels (ht 29/10/2018)

Plans to lay Valley’s electricity infrastructure underground faces delay (ht 29/10/2018)

Formation of energy body bogged down by delays: Energy Ministry says its plan to establish  the NERC was held up due to delays in preparing the required operating regulations (kp 25/10/2018)

Cable stringing work on Upper Trishuli-Matatirtha transmission line begins, by Bhagawati Lama (rep 25/10/2018)

Bheri-Babai project: 75 per cent tunnel work completed so far (ht 25/10/2018)

International conference on renewable energy from Oct 29 (ht 24/10/2018)

Simrutu River Small Hydropower: Rukum’s largest hydropower project nears finish line, by Hari Gautam (kp 22/10/2018)

Upper Dordi to start production in 6 months, by Aash Gurung (kp 16/10/2018)

Bheri-Babai diversion tunnel: Project completes 70 percent works (kp 14/10/2018)

Work starts on Tamakoshi V cascade power project (kp 13/10/2018)

Harnessing wind energy: The government must accept the essential role of energy, especially green energy, by Khilendra Basnyat (kp 12/10/2018)

NEA regional chiefs sign performance contracts (kp 10/102018)

Budhigandaki Hydropower Project: Two changes in compensation worries affected families (rep 10/10/2018)

Power supply restored in Dunai, Dolpa (kp 09/10/2018)

Kabeli power line to be completed this year: The construction of the 132 kV double-circuit transmission line is divided into three sections (kp 09/10/2018)

Priorities for power: Nepal can substitute almost 50 percent of imports of petroleum products and coal, if the government accords priority to development of hydropower and renewable energy, by Amrit Nakarmi (rep 09/10/2018)

Nepal-Bangla power export: NEA ready to sign deal with Indian firm, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/10/2018)

Power generation company to partner with private projects (kp 05/10/2018)

Sugar mills in Nepal poised: to generate electricity: A study estimates that sugar mills operating in Nepal can generate up to 150MW of electricity (kp 30/09/2018)

Hydel developers to benefit from new guidance: Manual to help minimise negative impacts on ecosystem (ht 26/09/2018)

Nepal-India Second Cross-Border Transmission Line: MCC official hopeful Nepal, India will resolve differences soon (rep 25/09/2018)

PM asks ministry to rehire Chinese firm, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/09/2018), Chinese company gets Budhigandaki hydel project, by Umesh Poudel (ht 24/09/2018), Decision to award Budhigandaki to Chinese company draws flak (rep 25/09/2018), Congress questions decision on Budhi Gandaki (kp 27/09/2018)

Upper Arun Hydropower: Cabinet hands reins of hydel project to NEA (kp 23/09/2018)

Construction cost of hydro projects up with dollar strength (ht 22/09/2018)

West Seti Hydropower project: Collapse of deal calls for serious soul-searching, by Mukul Humagain and Bibek Subedi (kp 20/09/2018), A village on the waiting line: The planned West Seti Hydropower Project set the village of Dhungad into an eternal state of limbo, by Deepak Thapa (kp 20/09/2018), The West Seti fiasco: Blessed with water resources, cursed with governance failure (kp 21/09/2018)

World Bank okays $100m grant for energy sector: Despite having huge hydropower potential, Nepal relies heavily on electricity imports to reduce the electricity shortage in the country (kp 20/09/2018)

Sugar mills to generate 8 MW electricity this fiscal year (ht 19/09/2018)

Upper Sanjen achieves 68 percent work progress, by Himnath Devkota (rep 17/09/2018)

Errant hydropower projects under scanner: These hydro projects were awarded a generation licence before mid-August 2015 but majority of them have performed dismally in terms of construction progress (kp 16/09/2018)

New Butwal Gorakhpur Cross-Border Transmission Line Project: Transmission line project modalities yet to be fixed, by Bibek Subedi (kp 15/09/2018)

Betan Karnali applies to build hydropower plant (kp 14/09/2018)

Bheri Babai ready to start hydropower component (kp 13/09/2018)

Upper Karnali hydel: Bangladesh set to buy power from Nepal (kp 10/09/2018)

Nepal must invest in Galchhi-Kyirong cross-border transmission line (ht 10/09/2018), Joint steering committee to discuss energy cooperation (kp 11/09/2018)

Revive the dam plan: A long-awaited dream was dashed when China Three Gorges pulled out of West Seti, by Khagendra Prasad Rijal (kp 09/09/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi project: PM’s direction to meet deadline to be unmet due to poor access road (rep 09/09/2018)

400 households living in dark in Manthali (ht 09/09/2018)

Bio-gas produced from human waste at Ratnapark benefiting shopkeepers (ht 09/09/2018)

Dhalkebar substation comes into operation (rep 06/09/2018)

World Bank helps strengthen cross-border electricity trade (ht 06/09/2018)

Illusions of cheap solar: Policy makers must offer a clearer set of regulations on solar for Nepali consumers to benefit from the significant reductions in the costs of solar power being achieved elsewhere, by Bishal Thapa (rep 04/09/2019)

NERC regulations pave way for formation of energy regulatory body> Commission responsible for fixing electricity tariffs (ht 03/09/2018)

West Seti project hangs in the balance: Power utility, Three Gorges discuss capacity, power purchase rate, by Mukul Humagain and Bibek Subedi (kp 29/08/2018), Project doomed after Chinese company turns down proposal, by Mukul Humagain and Bibek Subedi (kp 30/08/2018), After over 6 yrs, Three Gorges walking away from West Seti: Australian company had previously wasted 17 yrs, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 30/08/2018), West Seti’s fate: With Chinese firm all set to return, govt must pull out all the stops to develop West Seti Hydropower Project (ht 31/08/2018)

Project starts construction but yet to decide over land acquisition, by Nagendra Upadhyaya (rep 28/08/2018)

Budhi Gandaki hydel project: Rejected contractor set to find favour, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 28/08/2018)

Road damage likely to affect Rasuwagadhi hydropower project, by Himnath Devkota (rep 27/08/2018)

Upper karnali hydropower project: Four years elapsed, GMR is yet to sign financial closure; Seeks another time extension of one year (rep 26/08/2018)

Hydels with collective capacity of 2,356 MW under construction (ht 26/08/2018)

Uncertainty hangs over Budhi Gandaki project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/08/2018)

Generation by hydropower plants declined last fiscal year (rep 25/08/2018)

Energy banking accord may be signed in Oct, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/08/2018)

Exporting electricity: Energy Ministry looking for deal similar to GMR, by Bibek Subedi (kp 23/08/2018)

Cross-border transmission line: Nepal-China joint technical team to meet next week (kp 22/08/2018)

Bheri-babai multipurpose project: Powerhouse and dam construction still in limbo, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 22/08/2018)

NEA to buy 19MW of solar electricity (kp 21/08/2021)

Rasuwagadhi hydro project achieves major milestone: The Rasuwagadhi project is being developed at an estimated cost of Rs13.68 billion under a debt equity ratio of 50 percent, by Balram Ghimire (kp 21/08/2018), Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project achieves tunnel breakthrough, by Himnath Devkota (rep 21/08/2018)

Dhalkebar substation goes online: Facility will allow import of large quantum of energy from India (kp 19/08/2018)

Floods wreak havoc to hydro projects (kp 18/08/2018)

5% more people connected to power supply in FY2017/18: Electricity supply up by 12.79 percent;  NEA’s income increase by 16.98 percent (rep 18/08/2018)

Garbage in, garbage out: Publishing incorrect statistics will lead to misguided energy related research studies, by Sunil Malla (kp 17/08/2018)

Power generation to increase by 750 MW, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/08/2018)

Bijuli ko tar, tar, tar …: It may take a long time before the capital’s streets become wireless, by Monika Deupala (nt 17/08/2018)

West Seti hydro project: Government plans to scale down capacity; CTGC had requested IBN to slash the installed capacity of the project to 600 MW from 750MW, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/08/2018)

170MW solar power plant gets $200m investment: It is the first phase of an ambitious project to generate 850MW of electricity from solar power, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 13/08/2018)

Plan to install power lines underground hits a snag: The project’s financier, Asian Development Bank, is threatening to pull back from the project if the power utility fails to wrap up the bidding process immediately and appoint contractors for the job, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/08/2018)

Nepal, Bangladesh sign power cooperation deal (kp 11/08/2018), GMR, Bangladesh to sign power purchase pact, by Bibek Subedi (kp 14/08/2018)

Marshyangdi corridor 220 kV transmission line: Indigenous people demand their say in power project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/08/2018)

Power by the people, for the people: Electricity produced by local cooperatives could repeat the success of community forests, by Anil Chitrakar (nt 10/08/2018)

Nepal-China power line panel plans first meet: The panel, which consists of five representatives from each country, will hire a consultant to prepare the DPR besides finalising the construction and funding modality of the first ever trans-Himalayan electricity line (kp 08/08/2018)

Locals obstruct forest clearance for Upper Karnali Hydropower Project, by Govinda KC (rep 08/08/2018)

Hydro is dead: Nepal must shake off its curse of hydro and move to a 21st century energy strategy that is in sync with evolving trends, technological change and regional context, by Bishal Thapa (rep 07/08/2018)

CTGC officials coming for talks on West Seti project (kp 07/08/2018)

Underground power line: Half of project works finished; The transmission line will evacuate 60MW of electricity generated by Upper Trishuli-A to Kathmandu (kp 06/08/2018)

Bheri Babai multipurpose project: More than 50 percent of tunnel works completed; It is the first time that a tunnel boring machine is being used in Nepal (kp 05/08/2018)

Power line project to ask for national pride status, by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/08/2018)

Nepal turns to solar and batteries to meet peak demand: As prices fall, it is now feasible to store solar electricity to cover the country’s energy shortfall, by Kunda Dixit (nt 03/08/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project: Hydro project starts issuing shares to locals, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 02/08/2018), Upper Tamakoshi likely to come online next year, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/08/2018)

Investors to be allowed to pay in instalments, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/08/2018)

Flame of hope: Biogas can help contribute to climate change mitigation, adaptation and support households, by Kantilata Thapa (kp 30/07/2018)

West Seti hydropower project uncertainty: IBN to give ultimatum to China Three Gorges; The 750 MW project has been in limbo after CTGC said it would not go ahead with the scheme if the power purchase rate was not increased, by Bibek Subedi (kp 28/07/2018)

Nepal-China team to build cross-border power line (kp 26/07/2018)

CMC, Sinohydro win 140MW Tanahu hydro contract (kp 25/07/2018), Tanahu Hydropower Company picks contractors for civil, mechanical works (rep 27/07/2018)

Researchers underscore need of access to energy in slums, remote areas (rep 25/07/2018)

Underground cable plan stalls due to hefty price (kp 24/07/2018)

HIDCL taking the initiative to create a ‘hedging fund’, by Bibek Subedi (kp 22/07/2017)

Feasibility study of Nepal’s largest hydel set to begin (kp 21/07/2018)

Upper Trishuli 3A on track to meet deadline (kp 20/07/2018)

Talks to be held with China Three Gorges on West Seti (kp 19/07/2018)

400 marginalized families provided with solar lights, by Nagendra Upadhyay (rep 19/07/2018)

FDI in 170-megawatt solar plant approved (rep 19/07/2018)

Locals encircle NEA after weeks of power cut, by Maheshwar Chamling Rai (rep 18/07/2018)

PM Oli seeks way out of West Seti conundrum, by Umesh Poudel (ht 18/07/2018)

Locals give up hope for West Seti Hydropower Project, by Pusparaj Joshi and Arun Bam (rep 16/07/2018)

First underground electricity line beset with problems, by Sabita Shrestha (rep 16/07/2018)

Power output soars due to rain-swollen rivers (kp 13/07/2018)

Nalsing Gadh hydro project likely to secure int’l financing (kp 12/07/2018)

Fire damages power station in Nuwakot (kp 11/07/2018)

Sinohydro concerned by proposed hydro project: The letter claimed that the peaking run-of-the-river scheme like the Upper Marshyangdi would change the hydrology of the river, affecting the operation of run-of-the-river type projects downstream, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/07/2018)

NEA signs PPA with Ilep Khola hydel project (kp 11/07/2018)

Path to power: We need to do adequate homework to reduce the cost of production of hydropower so that the goal of affordable energy can be achieved, by Sushil Pokharel (rep 11/07/2018)

Cabinet okays electricity commission regulation: The commission will fix the electricity tariff after holding a public hearing (kp 10/07/2018)

Three hydel projects in final stage (ht 10/07/2018)

Work on hydel project sub-station expedited (ht 10/07/2018)

Nepal, India mull power banking (kp 08/07/2018)

Locals worried by ‘unmanaged’ high voltage power lines, by Arjun Oli (rep 08/07/2018)

Vidhyut gets permit for Mugu Karnali Hydro (kp 07/07/2018)

NEA to urge India not to raise energy prices, by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/07/2018), NEA rejects India’s proposal to raise power price by 20pc (kp 08/07/2018)

Transmission System Master plan sheds light on power ambitions (kp 02/07/2018), MoEWRI unveils master plan of transmitting power (ht 02/07/2018)

'Valley underground wiring to take time', by Dilasha KC (rep 02/07/2018)

NEA signs pact with Tanahu Hydropower (kp 30/06/2018), NEA signs PPA with Tanahu Hydropower: PPA rate fixed at Rs 12.4 per unit during dry season and Rs 6.08 per unit during summer months (rep 30/06/2018)

Investing for change: Nepal’s first private equity impact fund helps uplift Makwanpur and Tanahu villages, by Siddhant Raj Pandey (kp (29/06/2018)

Newly built substation eases power distribution: The new infra in Dadeldhura district was built by a Nepal-India joint venture (kp 28/06/2018)

Nepal pitches Tamakoshi V for AIIB financing (rep 28/06/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi makes IPO worth Rs1.05 billion (kp 27/06/2018)

Bilateral talks silent on West Seti, Budhigandaki (rep 27/06/2018)

AIIB issues $1m grant to upgrade power grid (kp 26/06/2018)

Power cuts in the country a regular phenomenon (ht 23/06/2018)

Hydel projects should be developed with internal investment (ht 22/06/2018)

Nepal, China sign power grid pact (kp 21/06/2018)

The fourth element: Why should we wait at least ten years for a storage hydro to be ready? If environment is conducive, private sector is ready to launch rooftop revolution, by Aashish Chalise (rep 21/0/2018)

NEA set to charge Dhalkebar substation this month (kp 20/06/2018)

Village shrouded in darkness as landslide destroys hydropower canal (rep 20/06/2018)

NEA cuts power imports as domestic output rises, by Bibek Subedi (kp 19/06/2018)

Errant Indian firm to outsource remaining tasks: The project has spent Rs37.71 billion and completed 95 percent of the work so far, by Bibek Subedi (kp 18/06/2018)

4 workers killed in Arun III accident, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 17/06/2018), 4 workers, trapped in Arun III tunnel, rescued safely, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 18/06/2018), Four workers of Arun III rescued alive after 39 hours, by Megh Raj Tamang (rep 18/06/2018)

Cabinet clears way for DPR of Nepal-China power line (kp 16/06/2018)

Kulekhani-3 languishing due to tardy contractor: The performance of Jheijian Jialin, a Chinese company hired by the Nepal Electricity Authority to execute the electromechanical works, has been very disappointing, by Pratap Bista (kp 16/06/2018)

NEA warns factories to install capacitor banks (kp 15/06/2018)

Ministries join forces to fight electricity theft (kp 14/06/2018)

Nepal’s largest hydro project in the offing (kp 13/06/2018)

Establishment of NERC moves a step closer (kp 12/06/2018)

Realizing energy potential: Nepal’s approach to developing its hydro-power for export to India appears to have missed the larger context of India’s developments, by Bishal Thapa (rep 12/06/2018)

19 cos bid to prepare DPR of Lower Seti: The 105 MW project will be built around 20 km downstream of the Tanahu Hydropower Project powerhouse (kp 10/06/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi to issue shares to locals, public (kp 09/06/2018)

Load-shedding cost GDP $11 bn from 2008 to 2016 (ht 09/06/2018)

Province 2 to strive for energy independence: Provincial govt aims to generate 50MW electricity this year (kp 08/06/2018)

Talks on Butwal-Gorakhpur power line project to be held (kp 08/06/2018)

IBN refutes govt claim on West Seti Project: Says there has been no decision to scrap pact signed with China Three Gorges on 750MW undertaking, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/06/2018)

NEA begins constructing high voltage power lines (kp 07/06/2018)

UN country office switches to solar power (kp 06/06/2018)

Powering Nepal: Development of power projects should be looked from a larger perspective of increasing export of goods and services, not through myopic lens, by Purushottam Ojha (rep 05/06/2018)

Flip the dam plan over: Politics, on occasion, should supersede development of transformative projects, by Sandesh Ghimire (kp 03/06/2018)

PMO steps in to develop Tamor Storage Hydro, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/12/2018)

Erratic power supply hits industries hard (ht 02/06/2018)

NEA signs maiden PPA with Tanahu Hydro: The NEA will pay Rs12.40 per unit of electricity during the dry season which lasts from December to May, and Rs7.10 per unit during the wet season which lasts from June to November (kp 02/06/2018)

IBN may be allowed to issue one-door approval: The Finance Ministry is preparing the Public Private Partnership Act which will regulate IBN’s operations, ministry, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/06/2018)

Gongor-Khimti transmission line 80pc completed (kp 28/05/2018)

Country’s electricity generation surges by 7.4 per cent (ht 28/05/2018)

No load shedding! Mission Accomplished: After two years of intense efforts, Kul Man Ghishing, managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority, has been able to declare the country load-shedding free (sp 25/05/2018)

Return of the dam plan: The Arun 3 saga is a case of squandered opportunities and politics before progress, by Chandan Sapkota (kp 25/05/2018)

Guideline for issuing hydel licence issued (kp 25/05/2018)

‘Scrap West Seti deal or slash installed capacity’, by Bibed Subedi (kp 25/05/2018), Govt likely to scrap West Seti deal (ht 25/05/2018)

Work intensifies for formation of NERC: Although the plan to form the NERC was floated a decade ago, Parliament only endorsed the Electricity Regulatory Commission Act in August 2017, opening the way for its establishment (kp 23/05/2018)

Tunnel borer may be used at Dudhkoshi project (kp 22/05/2018)

Plants sans grids: Failure to construct transmission lines on time will mean keeping hydel projects ready to generate energy idle (ht 22/05/2018)

NEA warns of fine if power line project delayed (kp 21/05/2018), NEA asks contractor to complete Solu Corridor transmission line on time (ht 21/05/2018)

China proposes joint DPR of cross-border transmission line (kp 19/05/2018)

132KV power cable over school gives tension to students (kp 17/05/2018)

Towards a brighter future: A stable government and new players in energy generation could help Nepal meet its SDG target, by Himalayan Bir Shrestha (kp 17/05/2018)

762 MW Tamor storage project: Tender deadline for feasibility study extended; In 1985, Jica had proposed building a 696 MW hydroelectric project on the Tamor River by building a 153-metre-high dam (kp 16/05/2018)

‘Entire country is now free of loadshedding’: Hydroelectricity production has increased due to the rise in water levels of major rivers (kp 14/05/2018), NEA receives help from the heavens (kp 15/05/2018)

NEA trying to remove slowpoke contractor, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/05/2018)

Renovation of Bhotekoshi Hydro to take another year and a half, by Dhruba Dangal (rep 12/05/2018)

PMs jointly lay foundation for Arun III (rep 12/05/2018), 900MW project launch elates Sankhuwasabha folk, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 13/05/2018)), Energy Ministry-IBN row resurfaces at Arun III event, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/05/2018)

NEA mulling to install battery storage system, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/05/2018)

Hydropower development: Producing power sans conflict, by Hari Krishna Shrestha (ht 10/05/2018)

NEA to end power cuts in industrial areas: The NEA has been supplying uninterrupted energy to  residential customers for more than a year now at the expense of factories where there is load-shedding lasting 3-4 hours during peak times, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/05/2018)

Government plans ‘Decade of Energy’ (kp 09/05/2018)

Tender of 1,200MW Budhigandaki by next fiscal (ht 09/05/2018), Govt’ll build Budhigandaki on its own: Energy minister (rep 09/05/2018)

Govt mulls leasing land to run transmission lines (kp 09/05/2018)

Erratic plan in power sector generates no results, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 09/05/2018)

IBN grants generation licence for Arun-3 project (kp 08/05/2018)

Namure Multipurpose Project under doubt, by Giru Prasad Bhandari (kp 07/05/2018)

Formation of NERC delayed yet again: The NERC will supersede the existing Electricity Tariff Fixation Commission and set the charges that customers will have to pay to Nepal Electricity Authority (kp 06/05/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi likely to miss completion deadline, by Bibek Subedi(kp 05/05/2017)

NEA invites bids to supply solar power (kp 03/05/2018), Let it shine: Development of solar power is a positive step towards producing clean energy (kp 04/05/2018)

China proposes teaming up for power line DPR: The Nepali portion of the power line will stretch from Galchhi in Dhading district to Rasuwagadhi on the  border with China, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/05/2018)

Panel to fix payment for leaving projects (kp 01/05/2018)

Hydropower projects told to furnish progress report within 15 days (rep 01/05/2018)

Minister Pun warns of scrapping erring hydel companies’ licence (kp 30/04/2018)

Tapping solar energy: Solar energy not only has the potential to light up our homes, it is the energy behind our food and our lives, by Khilendra Basnyat (kp 29/04/2018)

Budhigandaki hydro project: Locals worried about the delays in compensation, by Narhari Sapkota (rep 29/04/2018)

25MW photovoltaic power: Work begins on Nepal’s largest solar plant (kp 28/04/2018)

SJVN to get Arun-3 generation licence, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/04/2018), 900mw arun 3 run-of-the-river scheme: SJVN awarded generation licence for hydro project (kp 29/04/2018)

Oli, Modi to lay foundation stone for 900-MW Arun III (rep 26/04/2018)

30pc tunnel work completed at Bheri Babai, thanks to TBM (kp 24/04/2018)

Meeting of Pancheshwar governing body kicks off (ht 24/04/2018), High-level meeting extends deadline to prepare DPR of Pancheshwar to Dec, by Umesh Poudel (ht 28/04/2018)

NEA, Tanahu Hydro sign power purchase accord (kp 23/04/2018)

Kabeli B1 hydel project likely to miss deadline (ht 22/04/2018)

Mid-Bhotekoshi hydro asked to maintain deadline (ht22/04/2018)

Nepal To Cooperate In Electricity Sector With Bangladesh And China, by Barshaman Pun (sp 20/04/2018)

Contractor’s Delay: Given the present pace of work by the contractor, Upper Tamakosi is likely to miss its deadline (sp 20/004/2018)

Budhi Gandaki hydropower project: Compensation distribution delay infuriates locals, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 19/04/2018)

Constant supply: Large reservoir-based hydro-power projects are Nepal’s best bet for energy security (kp 18/04/2018)

Hydro licence to be revoked if construction of project delayed (ht 16/04/2018)

SNHP investment deal inked (ht 15/04/2018)

Tender for feasibility study for Tamor project called (kp 14/04/2018)

Betan Karnali hydel project: Nabil, Nepal SBI sign MoU (kp 13/04/2018)

NEA offers power banking to India, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/04/2018)

Complete Upper Tamakoshi on time: Oli (kp 12/04/2018), Upper Tamakoshi delay causing nation daily loss of Rs 40 million, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 12/04/2018)

Triyuga Municipality to set up 100 MW solar plants: 10 MW of solar energy to be harnessed in the first phase, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 12/04/2018)

Singha Durbar runs on solar power, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 11/04/2018), China hands over 1MW solar system in Singha Durbar (ht 11/04/2018)

Dhalkebar substation to be completed in six weeks (kp 11/04/2018)

GMR offers Upper Karnali power for 10 cents per unit, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/04/2018)

Reconstruction of Upper Bhotekoshi project begins, by Anish Tiwari (kp 10/04/2018)

Search for new modality to build Budhigandaki, says Minister Pun (kp 09/04/2018)

Hetauda-Dhalkebar-Duhabi transmission line: 400kV transmission line project comes to halt, by Shiva Puri (kp 09/04/2018)

NEA urges govt to take final decision on Tamor project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 08/04/2018)

Energy security: Nepal must broaden its vision to include energy security provisions in its development, by Devendra Adhikari (kp 06/04/2018)

How they kept Nepal in the dark ages: Prolonged power cuts were not due to undersupply but because of rampant corruption, by Ramesh Kumar (nt 06/04/2018)

Transmission line extension left in limbo (ht 06/04/2018)

Hydro projects expected to improve living standards in Karnali, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 05/04/2018)

Pun mulling to award some projects to IBN (kp 04/04/2018)

NEA picks new route for Nepal-China power line (kp 03/04/2018)

Nothing moves on Budhi Gandaki hydro, by Ayam Shrestha (rep 31/03/2018)

NEA renews PPA with NVVN for 15 months (ht 30/03/2018), India ups price of electricity exported to Nepal: New rates come into effect on April 1 (rep 30/03/2018)

Pun moves to resolve differences with IBN, by Bibek Subedi (kp 29/03/2018)

Nepal-India transmission line: Energy Ministry to lobby for power line project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 28/03/2018)

NEA meets FinMin (ht 28/03/2018)

Right of way disputes delay power line plans: Task force failed to come out with a modality to relinquish their propertyn Construction of key transmission projects of the NEA is in limbo, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/03/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi project: Locals oppose share distribution modality (ht 27/03/2018)

Talks of loadshedding rumours baseless: NEA (kp 26/03/2018)

75 percent of Gongor-Khimti transmission line completed: The 47km transmission line is crucial to evacuate  hydroelectricity generated by 456MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project which is slated to come online by  the end of December (kp 25/03/2018)

‘Fickle policy holding back hydro sector’ (kp 24/03/2018)

Hydropower key to economic prosperity’ (ht 24/03/2018)

SDF begins funding infrastructure (kp 23/03/2018), Em-powering South Asia, by Alaina B. Teplitz (nt 23/03/2018)

Govt preparing to set up energy regulatory body: The body will establish a code that various entities under its jurisdiction will have to follow such as specifying standards for the construction of hydropower plants, transmission lines and distribution networks, by Bibek Subedi (kp 22/03/2018)

IBN asks for files of hydro projects bigger than 500MW, by Bibek Subedi (kp 21/03/2018)

Upper Karnali works yet to resume, by Govinda KC (rep 21/03/2018)

Energy Min to add more power to grid (kp 21/03/2018)

Work begins on transmission line project in Attariya (kp 20/03/2018)

Plan to trade power with China, B’desh, by Rewati Sapkota (ht 20/03/2018)

Hydro-powered dreams: Significant investment in infrastructure needed to meet development challenges, by Devendra Adhikari (kp 18/03/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi hydropower: Project cost to reach about Rs 50 billion, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 18/03/2018)

Cross-border electricity trade and investment stressed (ht 18/03/2018)

Upper Trishuli 3A may come online ahead of schedule (kp 16/03/2018)

Construction of Arun-III hydro likely to begin by April-end (ht 16/03/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi hydro IPO plans hit snag with locals: The delay in issuing the ordinary shares will affect the project which will now have to rely on loans to fund the ongoing construction, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 16/03/2018)

Alignment of Nepal-China power line to be finalised, by Bibek Subedi (kp 15/03/2018)

Tanahu Hydro, Sinohydro Corp sign memorandum (kp 15/03/2018)

State trims power leakages to 13.74pc in 17 units: Nepal Electricity Authority reduces power theft (kp 14/03/2018), Electricity leakage in Province 1 down by 4 percentage points: Nepal Electricity Authority (rep 14/03/2018)

ADB willing to finance Tamor feasibility study, by Bibek Subdei (kp 13/03/2018)

Kabeli power line project overcomes major hurdle (kp 12/03/2018)

Diversity in power: There is need to re-think Nepal’s dependence on hydro-power and revise policy to add solar energy to the mix, by Ram Prasad Dhital and Jiwan Kumar Mallik (kp 11/03/2018)

Budhi Gandaki project faces another hurdle (kp 11/03/2018)

SJVN Arun-3 set to get generation licence (kp 10/03/2018)

Govt to form task force to study West Seti issues (ht 10/03/2018)

Province 2 has lowest generation capacity, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/03/2018)

Biomass power plants in Parsa lying defunct, by Shankar Acharya (kp 09/03/2018)

China Three Gorges seeks guaranteed return of 17 percent, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/03/2018), IBN directors to decide fate of West Seti hydro, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/03/2018), Development of West Seti in limbo as CTGC ups demands (ht 07/03/2018)

Hydro-powered dreams: Nepal can be a pioneer in the hydropower sector if it is to consider policy consistency, by Sajal Mani Dhital (kp 02/03/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi hydro readying to issue shares (kp 01/03/2018)

Barriers to benefiting from energy sector highlighted (kp 01/03/2018), Challenges to energy access highlighted (ht 01/03/2018), Women, excluded groups face barriers to energy: ADB report (rep 01/02/2018), Break barriers: It is important that Nepal adopts supportive policies and institutional frameworks to address gender and social exclusion issues in the energy sector (ht 02/03/2018)

Climate change impacts: Ways forward for energy, by Devendra Adhikari (ht 01/03/2018)

Small steps for big leap: Nepal needs to decrease use of imported petroleum and dependence on biomass for residential needs for both are sources of greenhouse gases, by Ugan Manandhar (rep 28/02/2018)

Power producers concerned about local taxes (rep 28/02/2018)

NEA threatens to fire slowpoke contractor (kp 27/02/2018)

Upper Tamakoshi launch date pushed back to December: Project officials blamed the poor state of the road  linking the project site  in Dolakha for the  sluggish progress (kp 26/02/2018)

70MW Middle Marsyangdi hydel: Hydel project shut down for urgent repairs (kp 26/02/2018), Maintenance of one turbine of Middle Marsyangdi hydro project completed (ht 02/03/2018)

Grid-connected solar projects: NEA mulls dropping pacts with nine companies, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/02/2018)

Nepal Electricity Authority plans to end industrial load-shedding from mid-May: NEA will be able to supply power to industries next winter also (ht 25/02/2018)

Nepal-China cross-border transmission line: NEA to decide on best route in 3 weeks (rep 25/02/2018)

Power distribution system to be outdated in 2 years: Stakeholders participating in the talk show urged the NEA to improve its distribution network and transmission lines to ensure reliable supply of power in the future when the country is expected to have surplus electricity (kp 23/02/2018)

Guidelines released on selling energy into grid: Individuals and organizations producing electricity for personal use as well as commercial producers have been permitted to connect their solar panels to national grid, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/02/2018), Energy transformation: Shifting to wind and solar energy sources could be a solution to electricity shortfall (kp 21/02/2018)

A secure energy future:Nepal’s present energy mix and uses are the result of a segmented policy landscape that has conceived electricity as an end in itself, by Ajaya Dixit (kp 19/02/2018)

Lamjung hydro projects in limbo, by Ramji Rana (ht 19/02/2018)

Madhya-Marshangdi to be shut for 10 days for repair (rep 19/02/2018)

NEA in bid to have more vehicle charging stations: Country’s first EV charging station has been set up at power utility’s central office (kp 18/02/2018)

Hydros of 1 MW to be affiliated to local units (ht 18/02/2018), 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 area (ht 19/02/2018)

Rs94b viability gap funding okayed for Budhi Gandaki (kp 17/02/2018)

Country to see record addition of hydropower in FY2017/18 (rep 17/02/2018)

Dhangadhi-Paliya power line back in operation: The Dhangadhi-Paliya cross-border power line went out of operation in 2008, and Nepal had repeatedly been requesting India to revive it (kp 15/02/2018)

Blanch-Attariya line to be upped to six phase (kp 14/02/2018)

Indian co starts work on Dhalkebar substation (kp 14/02/2018)

IPB approves Rs 20 billion FDI in 102-MW hydel project (ht 13/02/2018)

Kabeli-A hydroelectricity project: 400m tunnel built at hydel project, by Shahi Man Rai (kp 12/02/2018)

Biogas saves carbon and earns nepal Rs1b per year (kp 11/02/2018)

30MW Chameliya officially begins power production, by Manoj Badu (kp 11/02/2018), PM inaugurates Chameliya hydel project (ht 11/02/2018)

Manthali-Khimti-Dhalkebar 220 kV: Transmission line nears completion, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 10/02/2018)

Unannounced load shedding affects life in Gulmi, by Shiva Lal Subedi (rep 10/02/2018)

Tanahu hydroelectric project: NEA to sign first PPA with storage-type hydro, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/02/2018)

Energy Min mulling to dump deal with CTGC, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/02/2017)

NEA steps up crackdown on power theft in Lalitpur (kp 06/02/2018)

Lamjung to be promoted as a model district for hydropower development, by Kishan Sangeet Nepali (rep 06/02/2018)

Law Ministry puts IBN-Energy Ministry dispute to rest, by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/02/2018)

Nepal-China power line feasibility report filed: The proposed transmission line will be 80km long n Estimated to cost Rs 10 billion, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/02/2018)

Stop stealing electricity or face blackout: NEA (kp 02/02/2018)

Chameliya begins power output from 2nd turbine (kp 02/02/2018)

Energy for thought: Making electricity generation and trading simple, regular and transparent is a must if we were to become self-reliant in the power sector (ht 01/02/2018)

Bheri-Babai project update: Project completes 15pc of tunnel works using TBM, by Prakash Adhikari (kp (31/01/2018)

Delay in hydro-mechanical works likely to push back Upper Tamakoshi deadline, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 31/01/2018)

Land acquisition of Budhi Gandaki project stalls due to short-staffing, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 30/01/2018), Compensation distribution for Budhigandaki hydel hindered (ht 31/01/2018)

Energy ministry dragging feet on electricity regulatory body formation (rep 30/01/2018), FinMin okays electricity commission regulation (kp 31/01/2018)

Innovative ways of financing for hydels sought (ht 29/01/2018), NEA to resume signing ‘take or pay’ accords, by Bibek Subedi (kp 30/01/2018)

More RoR plants to get 'take or pay' PPAs (rep 29/01/2018)

The NEA unplugged: E-vehicle charging stations are a great idea, but regulatory assessment is necessary, by Subrata Lamsal (kp 28/01/2018)

Far-west locals propose developing West Seti hydro project in UTHEP model (ht 28/01/2018), Locals of far west fear further delay in project execution (rep 28/01/2018)

India drags feet in building new cross-border power line (kp 28/01/2018)

Nepal power investment summit 2018: Prez calls for action to harness Nepal’s huge hydro potential (kp 28/01/2018), SAsia cooperation for electricity trade sought (ht 28/01/2018), Energy cooperation: The legal framework will enable the sub-regional nations to exchange the surplus energy among one another whenever they need it (ht 29/01/2018)

Wavering policy stalls solar power project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/01/2018)

216mw upper trishuli-1 hydel project: NEA okays draft PPA for hydel project (kp 26/01/2018)

33k households in Baitadi off the grid: The Nepal Electricity Authority office in Baitadi said that the budget allocation for the district for rural  electrification was inadequate, and as a result, many parts of the district lack electricity access (kp 26/01/2018)

Upper Marshyangdi-2 in limbo as talks deferred, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/01/2018)

Upper Arun hydropower project: Sino-Taiwanese JV to prepare project report (kp 24/01/2018)

Gongor-Khimti transmission line: 70pc of works completed, says developer (kp 21/01/2018)

Kabeli Corridor project fails to gather momentum (ht 21/01/2018)

Lower Arun hydro kept in govt basket: the govt withheld the application as it had already appointed a consultant to prepare a detailed project report and environmental impact assessment (kp 20/01/2018)

KMC starts clearing unmanaged overhead cables (ht 20/01/2018)

NEA close to selecting firm for laying cables (kp 19/01/2018)

Bangladesh proposes to build hydropower plants in Nepal (kp 19/01/2018)

Feasibility study for pumped storage projects being done (kp 18/01/2018)

Tamakoshi 3 hydro project: TBI Holding for slashing capacity (kp 16/01/2018)

Mid-Bhotekoshi given deadline of two years (ht 15/01/2018)

13 hydro projects seek IPOs worth Rs3.6b (kp 14/01/2018)

Energy Ministry delays formation of regulatory body (kp 14/01/2018)

Local level to license plants up to 1 MW (kp 13/01/2018), ‘Obtain DoED nod before issuing licence' (ht 13/01/2018)

Chameliya hydro project finally comes online, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/01/2018)

Quake-damaged hydel plants repaired (ht 13/01/2018)

Power to the people: Despite huge potential, Nepal fails to meet demands for electricity and turns to India for bail-out (kp 12/01/2018), Power investors meet: Can Nepal generate 40,000MW of hydroelectricity in 10 years and unleash a slew of downstream industries? (nt 12/01/2018)

Nepal power investment summit: Summit to galvanise Nepal’s energy sector (kp 12/01/2018)

Power imports up 20pc as winter takes its toll, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/01/2018)

Half the population in Dadeldhura deprived of electricity (ht 10/01/2018)

Chinese JV gets NEA nod for 220kV substation in Barhabise (kp 10/01/2018)

West seti hydropower project: NEA, CTGC may part ways over power rate, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/01/2018)

WECS to conduct study on energy consumption: WECS will then make recommendations on efficient use of electricity to various sectors (kp 07/01/2018)

Plan to downsize Tamakoshi-3 causes controversy, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 07/01/2018)

Hydropower projects gear up works in Ilam, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 07/01/2018)

Technology and Economics of energy, by Saurav Bashyal (ht 07/01/2018)

President bemoans slow pace of hydro development (kp 06/01/2018), Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018 kicks off (ht 06/01/2018)

Nepal’s first biogas plant starts producing CNG (kp 06/01/2018)

Indian company likely to get Dhalkebar job (kp 05/01/2018)

Reliable energy a must to boost Nepal's economic growth, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 05/01/2018)

Safety rules-flouting LPG bottlers to face stern action (kp 05/01/2018), NBSM to shut gas plants flouting safety rules (ht 05/01/2018), Gas plants shut down over safety violations: gas bottlers have been found to be filling defective cylinders with cooking gas after merely repairing the safety valves, by Rajesh Khanal and Nagendra Adhikari (kp 06/01/2018)

Rs 204 billion required to ensure grid electricity throughout the country (ht 05/01/2018)

Ample prospects for hydropower development in the country, by Sujan Dhungana (ht 05/01/2018)

Tunnel digging of Bheri Babai diversion project expedited (ht 05/01/2018)

CTGC threatens to pull out from West Seti project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/01/2018)

Alternatives for Budhi Gandaki: Big challenges to Budhi Gandaki comprise technical, social and economic questions that are yet to be fully resolved, by Christopher Butler, Satis Devkota and Bishnu Sharma Nepal (rep 04/01/2018)

Tanahu Hydro running late on naming builder, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/01/2018)

42.9MW AKHP achieves financial closure (ht 03/01/2018)

E-vehicle charging: Valley armed with 4 more stations (kp 02/01/2018), Plugged on: NEA now runs four charging stations, but more EVs for public transport still needed (kp 03/01/2018)

Nepal adds 150mw of hydro energy in 2017, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/01/2018)

Upper Trishuli 3A project completes 80pc civil works (kp 31/12/2017)

EnergyMin, IBN clash over hydro projects: IBN claims the right to implement hydro projects with a capacity of 500MW or morenEnergy Ministry refutes that claim; officials say they have sole authority, by Bibek Subedi (kp 30/12/2017)

Battery import dwindles as load-shedding ends, by Ayam Shrestha (rep 30/12/2017)

Melamchi phase II can generate 2 MW power (ht 29/12/2017)

Power purchase agreement with NVVN renewed sans changes (ht 28/12/2017), Power purchase accord extended (kp 29/12/2017)

Himalayan Hydro Expo set for Jan 5 kick-off (kp 27/12/2017)

Apex court rules in favour of TBI Holdings: Says MoE can award licence of above 500MW hydro projects through bilateral negotiations (ht 27/12/2017)

SC upholds permit for Tamakoshi 3 (kp 26/12/2017)

1,253 households deprived of electricity in Lamjung district (ht 25/12/2017)

30 MW Chameliya project: Nepal takes a decade to build hydro project (kp 24/12/2017)

Two bid to complete Dhalkebar substation (kp 23/12/2017)

Wind-solar mini grid: AEPC gets $3m ADB grant to install 10 power plants, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 23/12/2017)

Delay in construction of transmission line worries hydel investors (ht 23/12/2017)

NEA asks India not to stop electricity supply: The state-owned power utility is currently importing around 400 MW of electricity from India (kp 22/12/2017)

NEA assures ‘no load-shedding’ for domestic use (ht 22/12/2017)

Upper Trishuli 1: Hydro project held up as NEA dawdles over PPA (kp 21/12/2017)

Power imports from India likely to jump 26pc, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/12/2017)

NEA focusing on improving power distribution system, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 20/12/2017)

Budhi Gandaki hydel can be built with domestic resources: Report (kp 19/12/2017), Report: Internal resources adequate to build Budhi Gandaki hydro project (kp 19/12/2017)

No takers for Dhalkebar construction contract, by Bibek Subedi (kp 19/12/2017)

Gautam Buddha int’l airport project: Locals protest against delayed compensation; The farmers said that  after their land was acquired, they could not grow anything on it or  get compensation, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 19/12/2017)

Fire at your desire: There is a great market for charcoal, and it can be made with available forest waste, by Ranjana Mishra Jha (kp 19/12/2017)

Power lines, substations being upgraded with ADB funding, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 18/12/2017)

400kV Butwal-Gorakhpur cross-border transmission line: Nepal to press India to agree on funding modality; Nepal and India had agreed to build the transmission line during the JSC meeting more than a year ago in New Delhi and had formed a joint technical team to prepare the DPR, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/12/2017)

Chameliya hydro likely to come online in Jan: The construction of Chameliya started in January 2008, and it was originally scheduled to be completed by June 2011 (kp 16/12/2017)

Nalsing Gad hydro project: Nalgad awarded survey licence (kp 15/12/2017)

Lack of motorable bridge: 4 hydro projects set to be delayed, by Aash Gurung (kp 15/12/2017)

Pancheshwar to spend Rs19.4b to cut impacts (kp 14/12/2017)

Himalayan Hydro expo set for 2018 opening (kp 14/12/2017)

Nepal to ask India for more electricity (rep 14/12/2017)

Renewable agenda: South Asia’s quest for a ‘green economy’ based on green strategies provides ample space for power trading, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 13/12/2017)

Chameliya project completed after a decade (erp 13/12/2017)

Nepal’s largest hybrid wind-solar power system comes online (kp 13/12/2017), Clean energy mix (ht 14/12/2017)

Power output takes hit as rivers shrink; down 35pc, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/12/2017)

85 families of Hariharpur get energy access, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (kp 13/12/2017)

NEA begins work on Nuwakot solar plant, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/12/2017)

IPPs equal NEA in terms of installed capacity: Both have installed capacity of 478 MW each, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 11/12/2017)

Tanahu hydro project all set to hire contractor, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/12/2017)

Struggle for power: New technologies and sustainable practices are needed to overcome the energy crisis, by Ramhari Poudyal (kp 07/12/2017)

Betan Karnali and Bheri-1: IBN seeks rights for two hydro projects, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/12/2017)

Mutually inclusive benefits: Mutual fund set-ups, rather than equity shares, would be more beneficial to investors as well as hydro-power project affected people, by Semanta Dahal (kp 04/12/2017)

IBN, MoE lock horns on dealing with hydel projects: Fate of 680-megawatt Betan Karnali in limbo (ht 03/12/2017)

Energy sector can attract Rs28.93t in foreign capital (kp 02/12/2017)

Defunct Likhu 4 hydro revived after 7 years: the estimated power output has now been revised down-ward to 52.4 Mw by the new promoters. the project has aimed to start generating power within 30 months, by Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 02/12/2017)

1,200MW Budhi Gandaki hydropower project: Ousted Chinese contractor asks govt to revisit decision (kp 29/11/2017)

Hopefuls pledge to turn Kaski into hydro hub, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 29/11/2017)

Power output falls due to reduced river flow, by Aash Gurung (kp 27/11/2017)

Government to build Budhi Gandaki project on its own: Decision comes two weeks after contract to China Gezhouba Group Corporation terminated (kp 25/11/2017), Govt hands over Budhigandaki hydel project to NEA, by Sabin Mishra (ht 25/11/2017)

Universal access to electricity: Nepal on track to achieving target by 2030 (kp 25/11/2017)

BPC, Chinese firms to launch 1,000 mW hydro projects in Nepal (kp 24/11/2017)

Chameliya charges transmission line (ht 24/11/2017)

Construction of Arun-3 hydro project to begin soon (kp 23/11/2017)

Time for change: Edison started the first grid in New York over 100 years ago; Nepal’s first hydroelectric facility followed soon, by Richard Kauffman (kp 20/11/2017)

Upper Tamakoshi hydro project achieves major milestone, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 20/11/2017), Breakthrough in Upper Tamakoshi hydro-electric project (ht 20/11/2017), Very encouraging (ht 21/11/2017)

KMC to build bio-gas plant at Ratnapark (kp 19/11/2017)

Budhi Gandaki hydro to compensate landowners in 2nd phase soon, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 19/11/2017)

Kabeli B1 hydro project to be completed in mid-Feb, by Shahi Man Rai (kp 19/11/2017)

750MW West Seti hydropower project: NEA, CTGI seal deal, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 17/11/2017)

Seti River hydropower project gains traction, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 16/11/2017)

Budhi Gandaki project uncertain: Cabinet scraps deal sealed with a Chinese company on the basis of ‘instructions issued by two parliamentary committees’ in September (kp 14/11/2017), ‘Next Cabinet meeting to decide further on Budhi Gandaki project’: Energy Minister Kamal Thapa claims the next Cabinet meeting will take  a concrete decision (kp 15/11/2017), NC defends move over Budhi Gandaki project (kp 16/11/2017), Oli, Dahal accuse govt of working ‘on a whim’: Say decision to scrap Budhi Gandaki deal with Chinese firm ‘a mistake’ (kp 16/11/2017)

A new way forward: The electricity sector regulator will be a referee that uses regulations and directives to create a level playing field, by Satish Joshi (kp 13/11/2017)

Suspend Tamakoshi survey licence: SC (kp 09/11/2017)

Call for renewable energy technology in rural areas (kp 05/11/2017)

Chameliya hydropower project: Technical glitch puts off transmission test (kp 05/11/2017)

An idea that can drastically cut household energy bills, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 05/11/2017)

NEA to sign PPA in dollars after 4-year gap, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/11/2017)

20 MW Lower Modi likely to come online in December, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 04/11/2017)

Sikles Hydro starts trial production, by Lal Pasad Sharma (kp 04/11/2017)

West Seti hydropower project: NEA, CTGC to hold final talks to form Joint Venture firm, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/11/2017)

Upper Tamakoshi likely to come online in July: the first of six units of 456 MW project is expected to add 76 MW to national grid by the end of this fiscal, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/11/2017)

Nalsingad hydel project in limbo, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 30/10/2017)

Bhutan lessons: Nepal has a lot to learn from Bhutan on how to, and how not to, deal with India on hydropower, by Shraddha Gautam (rep 30/10/2017)

Resettlement process: Locals affected by Budhi Gandaki hydro project warn to boycott polls, by Sudeep Kaini (kp 29/10/2017), Locals warn of boycotting polls unless they get compensation, by Naraharii Sapkota and Devendra Basnet (rep 30/10/2017)

Agitating locals threaten to obstruct NEA project (ht 27/10/2017)

Chameliya to start test production on November 4 (kp 25/10/2017)

Tamakoshi-3 hydro: Govt set to hand over project licence to TBI, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/10/2017)

Tanahun hydro can use forest land (ht 23/10/2017)

NEA to take lead to promote electric vehicles: Says will start by installing charging stations at  different parts of Kathmandu in the first phase, by Chandan Kumar Mandal (kp 20/10/2017)

No power cuts this Tihar, says NEA, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/10/2017)

Upper Karnali Hydro receives forest clearance (kp 19/10/2017)

NEA steps up Tihar anti-leakage drive (kp 18/10/2017)

Waste to be used to produce biogas (ht 16/10/2017)

NEA’s bid to complete remaining works of Dhalkebar sub-station, by Bishnu Belbashe (rep 16/10/2017)

Light up: Could microgrids be the efficient way to overcome Nepal’s energy crisis?, by Ramhari Poudyal (kp 15/10/2017)

Stay on the right track: With new plans and investments pouring into the hydro power sector Nepal should now focus on turning its dream into reality, by Saurav Bashyal (ht 15/10/2017)

Nepal 153rd nation to endorse IRENA Statute: IRENA is an organisation that supports countries  to a sustainable energy future by promoting  renewable energy (kp 12/10/2017)

West Seti deal with Chinese company likely to be scrapped (ht 12/10/2017)

Upper Karnali project starts distributing compensation (ht 12/10/2017)

Kulekhani 3 deadline extended for fifth time (kp 11/10/2017)

NEA invites CTGC to sign joint venture deal (kp 10/10/2017)

MoF, NEA asked to arrange fund for Upper Trishuli 3A (kp 08/10/2017)

Study on methane gas availability in limbo (ht 06/10/2017)

Renewable energy: Huge potentials, by Sudeep Ghimire and Zulker Nafen (ht 06/10/2017)

Delays at Dhalkebar may hamper energy imports (kp 05/10/2017)

NEA terminates Dhalkebar contract: Says Chinese contractor intentionally delayed construction of substation (ht 04/10/2017)

Penny wise, Pound foolish: Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee needs to do more than just nit-picking on project costs (kp 04/10/2017)

Chameliya hydropower to start trial production ‘soon’, by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/10/2017)

Kulekhani III to come online by Jan, by Pratap Bista (kp 04/10/2017)

World Bank backs NEA’s solar plant contract, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/10/2017)

Govt asked to scrap Budhi Gandaki deal with Chinese firm: Two parliamentary panels jointly direct government to scrap contract with the China Gezhouba  Group Corporation, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 26/09/2017), Govt told to scrap Budhigandaki deal with Chinese contractor (ht 26/09/2017)

Blanch-Attariya power line testing goes well, by Manoj Badu (kp 25/09/2017)

Upper Trishuli 3A hydroelectric project: Chinese bank renews loan grace period, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/09/2017)

Hydro expo slated for January (ht 21/09/2017)

PAC instructs govt to furnish documents of Budhigandaki deal (ht 21/09/2017)

Risen Energy seeks $27 million compensation for grid solar project (ht 20/09/2017), Raijin Energy claims Rs2.8b in compensation from NEA, by Bibek Subedi (kp 21/09/2017)

Upper Tamakoshi receives Rolwaling survey licence: Water in the tailrace of the Rolwaling scheme will be  channeled into the intake of the Upper Tamakoshi project to boost its electricity generation capacity (kp 19/09/2017)

Saptakoshi high dam project: ‘Extensive homework must before DPR study' (kp 18/09/2017)

Kulekhani 3 hydro project likely to get new deadline: The project’s completion deadline has been extended four times since construction began in  April 2008 (kp 17/09/2017)

Middle Modi hydro project further delayed, by Chhabi Lal Tiwari (rep 17/09/2017)

Over a dozen hydropower companies not paying government royalty, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 17/09/2017)

Financial closure deadline likely to be extended again, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/09/2017)

No load-shedding during dry season, says NEA (kp 15/09/2017), NEA plans to make distribution system robust (ht 15/09/2017)

Upper Karnali hydropower project: GMR starts distributing compensation payments (kp 15/09/2017)

Lack of law delays hydropower royalty distribution to local units (rep 14/09/2017)

NEA compelled to change route for Butwal-Mainahiya transmission line, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 13/09/2017)

No rational in retendering 25-megawatt grid-tied solar project: World Bank (ht 12/09/2017)

Indu Shankar, Everest sugar mills to generate electricity, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 12/09/2017)

Budhigandaki affected seek compensation (ht 11/09/2017)

Switch on: Electricity Authority needs to explore decentralised solutions to ensure emergency power supply, by Bibek Raj Kandel (kp 08/09/2017)

Pancheshwar multipurpose project: Nepal set to get 462.5MW of ‘firm energy’ (kp 08/09/2017), Nepal-India talks on Pancheswar DPR end inconclusively (ht 08/09/2017)

Korean JV on track to get licence for Upper Trishuli Hydropower Project (kp 08/09/2017)

AIIB team to visit Nepal to appraise energy projects: Top on the list are rural electrification project in the hilly districts of Province 6 and Tamakoshi 5 Hydropower Project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/09/2017)

Madi in darkness since past week, by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (rep 06/09/2017)

Budhi Gandaki listed as component of BRI, by Binod Ghimire and Bibek Subedi (kp 05/09/2017)

Plugged in: Nepal should look beyond hydroelectricity even as the need for more electricity emerges (kp 04/09/2017)

Govt starts managing messy overhead cables in Valley (ht 04/09/2017)

Into thin air: Urgent steps are required to stem electric power transmission and distribution losses, by Sagar Gnawali (kp 03/09/2017)

NEA to finally connect Farwest hills to nat’l grid: The 132kV transmission line will be initially used to evacuate energy generated by 30MW Chameliya hydro project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/09/2017)

500 households left in darkness due to damage in power plant canal: Budhathok Small Hydropower Project turning into a white elephant, by Sangam Gharti Magar (rep 03/09/2017)

Locals refuse to cede land for hydel project in Doti (ht 01/09/2017)

Govt to provide 19,600 ropanis of land to Tanahu hydro project (ht 01/09/2017)

West Seti hydropower project: Chinese developer approves JV pact (kp 31/08/2017)

Construction resumes at Rasuwagadhi project: The chinese contractor has completed 40 percent of construction work at the 111 MW hydro project, by Balram Ghimire (kp 29/08/2017)

Private companies may be enlisted to install electricity lines, by Bibek Subedi (kp 29/0872017)

Upper Tasmakoshi hydel: 456MW project to float shares to public in Dec, by Rajendra Manandhar ( 27/08/2017)

Electricity authority will not be able to end load-shedding this winter (ht 27/08/2017)

Five hydels in Manang, Lamjung to lose licence (ht 26/08/2017)

Pancheshwar multipurpose project: Project suffers setback as DPR talks falter, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/08/2017)

NEA signs PPA with Upper Trishuli hydel project (kp 24/08/2017)

NEA: Traditional electric meters will become history (kp 23/08/2017)

NEA goes digital, introduces online bill payment system in Valley (kp 22/08/2017), Valley residents no longer required to visit NEA to pay electricity bills (ht 22/08/2017)

Power cables to be laid underground  in central KTM, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/07/2017)

Fate of grid-tied solar project in limbo (ht 20/08/2017)

NPC decides to list all hydels under national priority projects, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 20/08/2017)

Developing Water Resources, by Biswo Pradhan (rn 19/08/2017)

NEA: Electricity leakage down to 22.9 percent (kp 18/08/2017), Power authority’s loss below Rs 1bn (ht 18/08/2017)

Mustang starts generating electricity from wind, by Santosh Pokharel (rep 18/08/2017)

Upper Trishuli-1 hydel project: IFC requests Energy Minister to expedite PPA (kp 17/08/2017)

Chameliya hydro wet test slated for Sept (kp 17/08/2017)

Govt to rid Valley of messy overhead cables: MoE is preparing to lay underground power lines (ht 17/08/2017)

Budhigandaki project: Pricey power; The Maoist-led government bypassed Public Procurement Act, Good Governance Act and Financial Act in giving the project to CGGC, by Satis Devkota (rep 16/08/2017)

Power distribution affected across the country: NEA, by Sabin Mishra (ht 14/08/2017), NEA lowers power generation, imports as demand falls: Power supply halted in eastern region (rep 14/08/2017), Power restored  in most districts in eastern Nepal (kp 15/08/2017)

Passing on the light: 20 years of renewable energy  development for rural communities, by Kjell Tormod Pettersen, Ram Prasad Dhital and Ingrid Dahl-Madsen (kp 13/08/2017)

Parliament passes NERC Bill (ht 12/08/2017), Parliament enacts law to govern power sector (kp 13/08/2017)

Cross-border power line added to PM’s wish list, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/08/2017)

PM to ask India to amend power trade guidelines, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/08/2017)

Bheri Babai diversion multipurpose project: Tunnel boring machine set to arrive in Nepal, by Janak Nepal and Kamal Panthi (kp 10/08/2017)

LCFs formed to facilitate Tanahu Hydro project (ht 10/08/2017)

India agrees to reduce energy prices, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/08/2017)

Nepal-India Power Exchange Committee: Ghising off to Delhi to negotiate prices (kp 08/08/2017)

NEA asks ETFC to hike power tariff (ht 08/08/2017)

Kulekhani 3 hydropower project: Shahi to talk to Chinese envoy about contractor, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/08/2017)

220 kV substation project: Contractor okays Dhalkebar project October deadline, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/08/2017)

Erratic power supply irritates Rupandehi locals, by Rekha Bhusal (rep 06/08/2017)

Works resume on Upper Trishuli 3A project (kp 06/08/2017)

90 pc work on Upper Tamakoshi completed (ht 05/08/2017)

Lawmakers bat for higher preference to Tamor hydel (ht 05/08/2017)

IBN tells Forest Ministry to grant forest clearance (kp 03/08/2017), IBN decides to provide forest land on lease, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 03/08/2017) [???]

WB likely to pull the plug on $37m solar project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/08/2017), NEA asked to retender grid-tied solar project (ht 02/08/2017), PAC tells NEA to scrap solar plant contract (rep 02/08/2017), WB defends NEA’s move to hire Chinese firm (kp 05/08/2017)

Nepal-India power panel to meet after six year hiatus, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/08/2017)

Snail paced construction: Kulekhani 3 hydel misses deadline; Project’s completion  deadline has been  extended 4 times since construction began in ’08, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/08/2017)

Solu hydro projects: Hydro projects pose high risk to human settlements, by Radha Dhungana (rep 01/08/2017)

Climate change: Green energy solutions, by Monica Pandey (ht 31/07/2017)

NEA reduces losses by 88pc to Rs970m, by Bibek Subedi (kp 31/07/2017)

Natural gas production test to be done at Teku (kp 31/07/2017)

Germany’s Voith Hydro opens branch in Nepal (kp 31/07/2017)

‘Bheri-Babai diversion project to meet deadline’ (ht 31/07/2017)

220 kV substation project: Chinese contractor resumes work at Dhalkebar (kp 30/07/2017)

Kabeli-A hydel project gains momentum (kp 28/07/2017)

NEA calls for PPA with PRoR project developers, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 28/07/2017)

Pancheshwar multipurpose project: Experts visit project site to finalise DPR, by Bhawani Bhatta (kp 27/07/2017)

Govt should have built Budhigandaki utilising own resources: Experts: Decision to award the 1,200MW project to a Chinese company has essentially blocked the chances of benefit sharing with India (ht 27/07/2017)

NEA calls for bids to install underground power cables, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/07/2017)

Dhalkebar substation project: Power imports may be hit by project delays, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/07/2017), Contractor halts work at Dhalkebar substation (ht 24/07/2017)

Protest halts Kabeli Corridor project in Ilam (ht 24/07/2017)

Potential windfall: Hydro companies, banks to issue over 56 million shares (kp 24/07/2017)

Tamakoshi 3 hydro project stuck in limbo: The IBN had proposed to develop the 650MW  hydropower project under public private partnership (PPP) model, by Bibek Subedi (kp 23/07/2017)

Power outage leaves Chainpur in the dark (ht 22/07/2017)

Power generation up in Upper Madi (ht 20/07/2017)

Financial closure of Upper Karnali hydropower project: GMR seeks more time, by Bibek Subedi (kp 18/07/2017)

Maoists for requesting China to generate 5,000 MW of hydropower, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 18/07/2017)

Two projects with 857MW installed capacity bag licences (kp 17/07/2017)

Load shedding hits Udayapur Cement Industry hard (ht 17/07/2017)

NEA slashes industrial loadshedding by an hour, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/07/2017)

New regulation may stunt the growth of hydropower sector, by Saurav Bashyal (ht 16/07/2017)

New Manasarovars: Storage is possible, by Pramod Raj Pokharel (ht 13/07/2017)

Village women transform into clean energy entrepreneurs in Nepal initiative: Empower Generation plans to expand the number of female  energy entrepreneurs to all 75 districts from the current 11 (kp 13/07/2017) [see website]

Heavy flooding hinders electricity generation, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/07/2017), NEA: Flooding caused problems in power system (kp 12/07/2017)

Electricity transmission yet to start through Raxaul-Parwanipur line, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 10/07/2017)

GMR, B’desh to sign deal to evacuate power, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/07/2017), GMR to sell Upper Karnali’s energy to BPDB and HPGC (ht 06/07/2017)

Acquiring forest a stumbling block for Upper Karnali, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 06/07/2017), Forest clearance issue to be taken to Cabinet, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/07/2017)

Cross border power trade: Indian regulations a jolt for would-be electricity exporters from Nepal, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 06/07/2017), Reconsider it: India needs to reconsider the regulation as per the Power Trade Agreement signed between Nepal and India in 2014 (ht 07/07/2017)

Sindhupalchok villages facing power outage after landslide (kp 05/07/2017)

Chameliya likely to come online ahead of schedule: The Chinese contractor is working on a war footing and is already 15 days ahead of schedule (kp 04/07/2017)

PM to push for dev of two key hydro projects, by DR Panta (kp 04/07/2017)

NEA to sign PPA with 22 projects for solar energy, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/07/2017)

Lawmakers oppose Budhigandaki deal (ht 03/07/2017)

Kulekhani III hydel project: 10 years on, project still incomplete, by Pratap Bista (kp 02/07/2017)

Budhigandaki hydel project on track to extend Rs5b to locals (kp 02/07/2017)

GMR to start land compensation this week: Developer expresses concerns over recent changes in forest rules (ht 02/07/2017)

Construction of 43 MW Upper Nesham hydropower project begins (ht 01/07/2017)

Electricity Generation Co in line to get survey licences, by Bibek Subedi (kp 30/06/2017)

Rising power tariff hits water project in Ramechhap (ht 30/06/2017)

NEA to put power lines underground, by Bibek Subedi (kp 29/06/2017)

Pre-construction works of Bheri-Babai project finished, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 29/06/2017)

KMC’s bioplant in Teku starts producing fuel (kp 28/06/2017)

West Seti hydro project: NEA to scrap accord if CTGC keeps stalling, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/06/2017)

Feasibility study for high dam on Saptakoshi starts, by Shankar Acharya (kp 27/06/2017)

Load-shedding in Farwest will end shortly: NEA’s Ghising (kp 25/06/2017)

Repair work on Upper Trishuli 3A at final stage: Work on the access road leading to the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project is at the final stage and is expected to be completed within a couple of weeks (kp 25/06/2017)

Tariff hike, leakage control unlikely to help NEA improve balance sheet (ht 25/06/2017)

The underlying contests of large Hydropower Dams: Nepal is a founder member of the SAARC group of nations that have been the proponents of hydropower development in the region, by Nirendra Basnett (sp 23/06/2017)

Tanahun hydel project construction accelerates (ht 23/06/2017)

Survey license of over 150 small hydropower projects scrapped (rep 21/06/2017)

Nepal slashes power imports by 16 percent, by Bibek Subedi (kp 19/06/2017)

West Seti Hydropower Project in limbo as negotiations drag on, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/06/2017), CTGIC still unclear about investing in West Seti HEP (ht 18/06/2017)

Government gives nod to 30 solar energy promoters (ht 17/06/2017)

Upper karnali hydro power project: GMR to pay out land compensation in July (kp 16/06/2017)

New guidelines upset power developers: The project developers worst affected by the new guidelines are the developers of the 900 MW Upper Karnali and 900 MW Arun 3 hydropower projects, by Bibek Subedi (kp 14/06/2017)

SDG 7 : Time to branch out; Nepal must aspire for energy sovereignty and depart from the current commercial energy situation, by Indira Shakya (kp 13/06/2017)

Sticking points remain over power purchase agreement (kp 13/06/2017)

Puzzling energy budget: Sadly, the only energy sources the government cares about are hydropower and petroleum, by Bibek Raj Kandel (kp 12/06/2017)

CMC awarded Solu Khola hydel project (kp 12/06/2017), Solu-Dudhkoshi hydel project awarded to Italian firm (ht 12/06/2017)

Tanahu hydroelectric project: Italian, Chinese companies bid for Tanahu contract (kp 12/06/2017)

Budhi Gandaki hydel project: No-bid contract award draws flak; The 1,200 MW storage-type project located in north central Nepal will be constructed under an engineering, procurement, construction and financing (EPCF) model (kp 09/06/2017), China’s CGGC visits Budhigandaki project site, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 14/06/2017)

How to avoid power cuts this winter: Demand will outstrip supply and load-shedding will resume unless NEA can push its energy efficiency plan, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 09/06/2017)

Generating more power by saving energy, by Bishal Thapa (nt 09/06/2017)

Cross-border transmission line: India has second thoughts about Butwal powerline, by Bibek Subedi (kp 08/06/2017)

Nepal, China sign deal to build mega 1,200MW hydro project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/06/2017), Govt signs MoU with CGGC to develop Budhigandaki project (ht 05/06/2017)

Myagdi district becoming a hub for hydro projects, by Ghanshyam Khadka (kp 04/06/2017)

Chameliya set for dry test (kp 01/06/2017)

Transmission lines span a total of 3,205 km (kp 29/05/2017)

160 MW power deal signed: NEA; A supplementary power purchase deal was signed with India’s NVVN, by Bibek Subedi (kp 28/05/2017)

Electricity Generation Co applies for survey licences (kp 26/05/2017)

Tamakoshi 3 plant to be built under PPP model, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/05/2017)

Erratic power supply irks Phidim folks, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 24/05/2017)

China’s Gezhouba lands Budhi Gandaki contract, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/05/2017)

Upper Tamakoshi project to allot shares to locals soon (kp 22/05/2017)

140MW tanahu hydroelectric project: Three companies bid for civil contract (kp 19/05/2017)

Upper Trishuli 3a: Road repairs expected to be finished by mid-June (kp 18/05/2017)

Upper Trishuli-1 project: Preparations over for PPA talks: NEA, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/05/2017)

LED procurement: Playing God; NEA’s approach of buying and selling LEDs will crowd out the private sector, harm energy efficiency and limit energy saving, by Bishal Thapa (rep 16/05/2017)

Energy output up due to rising water levels: The increase in energy output has encouraged the NEA to plan to cut imports from India (kp 15/05/2017)

Renewal of power purchase pact with India soon: NEA (kp 14/05/2017)

Bara-Parsa Industrial corridor lacks power, by Shankar Acharya (kp 14/05/2017)

Power supply interrupted for about 20 minutes (rep 12/05/2017)

Jajarkot locals seek hydro plans in polls, by Bhim Bahadur Singh (kp 11/05/2017)

NEA defends plan to buy LED bulbs from Indian company, by Bibek Subedi (kp 10/05/2017)

Two Indian hydro developers in line to get forest clearance, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/05/2017)

KMC starts managing tangled wires (kp 07/05/2017)

Chameliya hydel project: Successful dam test raises hope of early output (kp 07/05/2017)

Tanahu hydro project: 162 landowners receive compensation payouts (kp 05/05/2017)

Our energy future: Declining water levels in our snow-fed rivers means that our hydroelectricity potential is slowly being depleted, by Prabhakar Ghimire (rep 03/05/2017)

4 hydropower companies apply to go public (kp 02/05/2017)

Power to people: The national power utility should be handed over to the people. Federalism offers Nepal a unique opportunity to transform NEA , by Bishal Thapa (rep 02/05/2017)

Dilapidated electricity poles pose threat to Ilam folks, by Bhim Chapagain (rep 02/05/2017)

Budhigandaki hydel project to extend rs1.6B to locals (kp 30/04/2017)

NEA approves new tariff for PRoR and reservoir projects, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 30/04/2017)

Army gets green light to build hydropower project: The Energy Ministry has approved the Nepal Army’s proposal to build the 32 MW Bhimdang Khola Hydropower Project in Manang district, by Bibek Subedi (kp 29/04/2017)

Local capital to be mobilized to build 25-MW project in Myagdi, by Hari Krishna Gautam (rep 27/04/2017)

Cross-border energy trade: It could lead to effective resource utilisation, enhance supply reliability and reduce capital and operating costs, by Mahendra P. Lama (kp 26/04/2017)

Chameliya hydel project to come online a month ahead of schedule, by Bibek Subedi (kp 26/04/2017)

Budhigandaki hydroelectric project: Govt mulls roping in Chinese contractor, by Bibek Subedi (kp 25/04/2017)

Tanahu hydro extends land compensation (kp 25/04/2017)

Govt embraces ‘company model’ to build two hydroelectric projects (kp 24/04/2017)

Lack of policies delay transmission line (kp 23/04/2017)

MoE approval paves way for new rates for PRoR, storage projects (ht 23/04/2017)

Congress, CPN-MC differ on Budhigandaki project modality (ht 21/04/2017)

Land compensation of Tanahu Hydro accelerates (ht 21/04/2017)

Kulekhani III hydro likely to miss completion deadline: The project’s completion deadline has been extended four times since construction began in April 2008. It was originally scheduled to be finished by 2012, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/04/2017)

Butwal-Mainahiya transmission line project may be delayed: Lack of coordination among government agencies blamed, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 20/04/2017)

Energy for growth: With the surplus energy in its hands, the government should encourage private sector to set up more industries and manufacturing units across the country (ht 19/04/2017)

No guarantor needed for West Seti loan: NEA, by Bibek Subedi (kp 18/04/2017)

‘Increasing power consumption major challenge for NEA’ (ht 18/04/2017)

Kulman Ghising will complete full term of 4 years: Energy minister: 'Improved power supply has made 6.5 percet growth target gettable' (rep 18/04/2017)

Import of hydropower equipment, machinery goes up, by Ritesh Tripathi (rep 18/04/2017)

Budhi Gandaki hydropower project: Dhading locals finally receive compensation, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 16/04/2017)

Upper Karnali, Arun 3 hydel projects: Developers complain about delays in forest clearance, by Bibek Subedi (kp 15/04/2017)

Construction of 157-megawatt Likhu projects kicks off (ht 14/04/2017)

NEA sends back PPA guideline for revision (kp 12/04/2017)

Mixed blessing: Nepal should ideally be in a position to export power, not import it from other energy-starved countries, by Ajaya Kusum Adhikari (rep 12/04/2017)

‘Hydro plants need to be designed as per Q45’, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 11/04/2017)

Loadshedding days Are over, says Energy minister (kp 10/04/2017)

Upper Mailung-A to come online by September 2017 (kp 10/04/2017)

Blackout in Manang puts life on hold (kp 09/04/2017)

China Three Gorges seeks clarification before JV pact, by Bibek Subedi (kp 07/04/2017)

NEA cuts import costs by switching suppliers, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/04/2017), Power import bill will grow by only Rs 200m: NEA; NEA head says utility will log profits from next fiscal year (rep 05/04/2017)

Delay in power import via Parwanipur-Raxaul line irks industrialists, by Upendra Yadav (rep 05/04/2017)

Govt brings back environment fee lifted by K P Oli govt, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 04/04/2017), IPPAN slams unpredictable govt policies (ht 04/04/2017)

Construction of Budhi Ganga Hydroelectricity project in full swing, by Ram Bahadur Kunwar (rep 04/04/2017)

NEA cuts down on energy imports as output swells, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/04/2017)

Lower Modi hydro project to be completed in July, by Agandhar Tiwari (kp 03/04/2017)

Budhigandaki hydroelectric project: Dhading locals fret delay in compensation distribution (kp 02/04/2017)

Upper Tamakoshi Hydro likely to come online in July 2018 (kp 01/04/2017)

Shelved hydro projects: Nepal’s large-scale hydropower projects impact locals in the project areas in multiple and complex ways, by Sanju Koirala (kp 31/03/2017)

Repair works ongoing at 60MW Upper Trishuli 3A dam (kp 30/03/2017)

Export of power to Nepal will increase shortly: India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 30/03/2017)

50MW to be imported via Kushaha-Kataiya power line, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/03/2017)

7.6mw jogmai hydro project: Works on hydro to finish soon, by Biplav Bhattarai (kp 27/03/2017)

Work begins on Kabeli 'A', Nyadi projects (rep 27/03/2017)

Transmission line completed but power supply a far cry, by Ram Sarraf (ht 27/03/2017)

No PPA signed till date with NEA not implementing ‘take or pay’ provision (ht 26/03/2017)

Nepal requests India for more electricity: To bridge the gap, Nepal is currently importing around 380MW of electricity from India, by Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 25/03/2017)

Works on 30MW Nyadi Hyropower Project commences, by Aash Gurung (kp 24/03/2017)

Preparatory work of Upper Arun begins: NEA forming a public limited company to execute the 335-MW project, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 24/03/2017)

Locals tired of waiting for elusive West Seti project, by Basanta Pratap Singh (kp 23/03/2017)

LDCs urged to focus on renewable energy (kp 23/03/2017), ‘Cooperation must to develop sustainable energy’ (ht 23/03/2017)

Power talks: A robust distribution network is necessary to raise household electricity consumption (kp 21/03/2017)

China proposes to construct cross-border transmission line, by Bibek Subedi (kp 21/03/2017)

Alternative current: Kulman Ghising needs Ram Prasad Dhital, Executive Director of Alternative Energy Promotion Center, to end load-shedding forever, by Bishal Thapa (rep 21/03/2017)

Hydro project development: Hurdles for storage plants to be removed, by Rupak D. Sharma (kp 20/03/2017)

Energy self-sufficiency in 3 yrs, says NEA chief: Total installed capacity will exceed 2,000 MW after 1,200 MW is added to the grid in the next three years, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/03/2017) [??]

Nalsing Gad hydro project: No irregularities: officials; Due process was followed while appointing a consultant to prepare DPR (kp 18/03/2017)

Electrifying story: Regional power trade is desirable, but it will not happen until India takes the lead, by Apar Neupane (kp 19/03/2017)

NEA mulls building 762MW project on Tamor River, by Shahiman Rai (kp 19/03/2017)

Upper Larnali hydropower project: Korean firm keen on equity partnership, by Bibek Subedi (kp 19/03/2017)

Pre-construction work of Bheri-Babai project set for mid-July completion, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 19/03/2017)

Cabinet approves Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/03/2017)

Improving power lines next on NEA’s agenda (kp 17/03/2017)

‘Robust transmission and distribution system must for reliable supply’ (ht 16/03/2017)

NEA plans six cross-border interconnection corridors (rep 16/03/2017)

Army likely to bag Bhimdang Khola hydroproject, by Bibek Subedi and Binod Ghimire (kp 15/03/2017)

Budhi Gandaki project: Compensation payments to be made this week (kp 13/03/2017)

West Seti Hydropower Project: NEA rejects proposal to revise down capacity, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/03/2017)

Upper Marshyangdi technical glitch fixed, by Aash Gurung (kp 11/03/2017)

Strong wind, lightning interrupt power supply (rep 11/03/2017)

West Seti hydropower project: China Three Gorges vows to endorse deal ‘very soon’, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/03/2017)

Lack of grid synchronisation affects power supply in Valley, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 09/03/2017)

Technical problem hits Upper Marshyangdi’s power output, by Aash Gurung (kp 08/03/2017)

Construction work begins on 75MW hydro project, by Harihar Sinfg Rathour (kp 08/03/2017)

Our energy future: To generate investment and fully realize her energy potential, Nepal must step outside its borders and set up shop in India, by Bishal Thapa (rep 07/03/2017)

Energy losses drop to 17pc from 20pc, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/03/2017), Energy loss down by 4 percentage points (rep 08/03/2017)

Bheri-Babai project’s construction resumes, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 06/03/2017)

Chameliya hydropower project: Treatment of squeezed tunnel over, by Bcibek Subedi (kp 05/03/2017), Chameliya contractor concludes tunnel works (ht 05/03/2017)

Chainpur shut over frequent power cuts (kp 04/03/2017)

NEA mulls intraday, seasonal power tariff (kp 04/03/2017)

Construction of mid-Bhotekoshi hydro project gathers pace, by Anish Tiwari (kp 04/03/2017)

Cloud with a dark lining: Nepalis have 24-hour electricity, but it has doubled our carbon footprint because of the import of thermal power, by Om Astha Rai (nt 03/03/2017)

NEA to import 50MW additional power, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/03/2017)

Power sector reform gains credibility with tangible outputs (ht 02/03/2017)

Bill to regulate electricity prices approved by cabinet, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 02/03/2017)

Drop in peak energy demand worries power producers: Peak demand is at around 1,250 MW which is lower than NEA's forecast (rep 02/03/2017)

Trees or electricity? Hydropower development is being slowed down by irrelevant environmental policies, by Hari Krishna Uprety (kp 01/03/2017) [??]

NEA summons small hydro developers for PPA amendment (ht 01/03/2017)

NEA concerned by newly introduced PPA guideline, by Bibek Subedi (kp 28/01/2017)

IPPs to finally receive incentive of five million rupees per megawatt (ht 28/02/2017), Incentive for energy: The government should give more incentive to the private sector which has proven its efficiency in producing energy in two decades (ht 01/03/2017)

Electricity imports up by 23 percent: Import bill grows by 12 percent only, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 27/02/2017)

NEA relaxes hydrology penalty, by Bibek Subedi (kp 26/02/2017)

IPPs set to overtake NEA in power generation by year-end, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 26/02/2017)

Power output falls 60pc as river flows shrink, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/02/2017)

Midim Khola project in final leg (ht 24/02/2017)

NEA to frame separate standard PPA templates for hydel projects, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 24/02/2017)

Tanahun hydel victims demonstrate against unfair compensation (ht 23/02/2017)

Nepal seeks India’s help to upgrade substations, by Bibek Subedi (kp 22/02/2017)

ToD meters of NEA's large consumers not monitored for months: Officials fear big consumers are evading electricity bills, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 22/02/2017)

Budhigandaki project: Manpower crunch delays distribution of compensation, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 22/02/2017), Compensation payment distribution begins, by Sudip Kaini (kp 24/02/2017)

Raxaul–Parwanipur power line finished (ht 21/02/2017)

Budhigandaki hydroelectric project: Residents likely to receive compensation this week, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/02/2017)

Politicians continue to sell West Seti dream to locals in Farwest, by Mohan Shahi (kp 16/02/2017)

Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur Transmission Line to come into use from May: Nepal to import 50 MW each from Raxaul-Parwanipur and Kataiya-Kushaha lines , by Rudra Pangeni (rep 15/02/2017)

NEA to sign contracts to keep its senior officials on their toes (kp 14/02/2017)

Nepal-India bilateral meeting to implement PTA: Nepal, India discuss development modality of New Butwal-Gorakhpur transmission line (rep 14/02/2017), Butwal-Gorakhpur cross-border transmission line: Nepal, India to finalise DPR of 400 kVA power line, by Bibek Subedi (kp 15/02/2017)

Arun-3 hydro project: Developer claims compensation citing ‘change in law’, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/02/2017)

Mid-Marshyangdi power generation drops to 30MW, by Aash Gurung (kp 13/02/2017)

NEA to save Rs1b a year as it slashes power leakage: Electricity leakage has gone down to 23.78pc  of supply as of mid-Jan, by Bibek Subedi (kp 12/02/2017)

IBN for awarding Tamakoshi III through international bidding, by Rudra Pangeni (kp 11/02/2017)

Kulekhani III likely to be online in July, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/02/2017)

Raxaul-Parwanipur power line nears completion (kp 09/02/2017)

Upper Trishuli 3A project: Nepal Army to carry out repair works, by Bibek Subedi (kp 08/02/2017)

Banks agree to fund Upper Khorunga (kp 08/02/2017)

Electricity tariff hike for industrial users opposed (kp 07/02/2017)

220KV transmission line inauguration: A milestone in electricity sector in country: PM, by Bibek Subedi and Tika Prasad Bhatta (kp 03/02/2017)

Acquiring right of way for power transmission lines: Taskforce set up to suggest modality, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/02/2017)

Power plant in disuse due to budget crunch (ht 01/02/2017)

We should aim to consume power domestically rather than export it, interview with Energy Minister Janardan Sharma (kp 30/01/2017)

NEA to import additional 25MW electricity from Wednesday (kp 30/01/2017)

IFC urges govt to revise provisions in PPA Guideline: Says document in its current format may not be able to attract international investors, by Bbek Subedi (kp 29/01/2017)

Stalled Upper Trishuli hydro project: Work all set to resume next week, by Bibek Subedi (kp 26/01/2017)

Encouraging Signs In Energy Sector, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 26/01/2017)

Chameliya hydropower: NEA pleased with project progress (kp 24/01/2017)

Birgunj-Pathlaiya industrial corridor to be load-shedding free (ht 24/01/2017)

India agrees to allow power trade through its territory, by Bibek Subedi (kp 23/01/2017)

12 NEA staffers held for tampering electricity meters, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 23/01/2017), Hunt for power pilferers on: SSP Sarbendra Khanal  says police are looking  for other owners who earned millions through meter tampering (kp 24/01/2017), Theft of energy: The NEA board should take stern action against those involved in pilfering energy and realize the money they had stolen in the past (ht 24/01/2017), NEA transfers 2,480 officials in biggest staff reshuffle ever: Move follows arrest of 16 people involved in electricity meter tampering, by Bibek Subedi (kp 26/01/2017), Make a start: Govt should take its cue from the NEA and investigate various public entities (kp 27/01/2017)

Chinese private firm makes debut in Nepali hydropower sector, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 23/01/2017)

Budhigandaki hydroelectric project: Compensation distribution to begin within two weeks (kp 22/01/2017)

NEA seeks power tariff hike for industrial sector, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (kp 22/01/2017)

PPR announced, but implementation stalls: It has been 10 days since the announcement of Power Purchase Rates, but virtually nothing has happened as Energy Ministry is at odds with NEA over the procedure to be followed to move ahead, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 21/01/2017)

Bhairahawa SEZ: Lack of power puts investors in dilemma, by Madhav Dhungana (kp 21/01/2017)

Nepal can earn Rs1 trillion a year by selling power (kp 20/01/2017) [?], ‘Nepal needs to promptly tap its hydro potential’, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 20/01/2017)

Construction of Ngadi Hydro to begin (ht 20/01/2017)

NEA board approves West Seti JVA (ht 19/01/2017)

Khimti-Dhalkebar transmission line: First phase complete, by Rajkumar Karki (kp 18/01/2017), Khimti-Dhalkebar Transmission Line completed, finally (rep 19/01/2017)

NEA to supply 40 MW imported power to Valley from February 1 (ht 18/01/2017)

West Seti hydropower project: Nepal, China put initials on joint venture pact, by Sanjeev Giri (kp 17/01/2017)

EPC agreement of Nyadi Hydropower Project signed (ht 17/01/0217)

Locals of Lamki protest against increased load shedding, by Yogesh Rawal (rep 17/01/2017)

Cooperation on shared waters: Properly planned, transboundary rivers can act as an engine for regional development for both Nepal and Bihar, by Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada (kp 16/01/2017)

The solar solution: Now that NEA has amazingly reduced load-shedding, PV modules are like expensive clothes hung to dry, by Pratik Karki (rep 16/01/2017)

Disruption in power supply due to glitches, construction works (kp 14/01/2017)

Tunnel work of Bheri-Babai project begins, by Tekendra Basyal (rep 14/01/2017)

West Seti hydro project: Chinese team arrives in Nepal (kp 12/01/2017), CTGC proposes downward revision of installed capacity, by Bibek Subedi (kp 13/01/2017)

Politics And Economics Of Power Outage (Load-shedding), by Siddhi B Ranjitkar (km 10/01/2017)

Energy Ministry fixes power purchase rates (kp 10/01/2017)

Annual growth of 9.2pc needed: WECS; 18,000 MW required for Nepal to graduate to league of middle income countries by 2030 (ht 10/01/2017)

Govt tells NEA to pay for power generated by IPPs (ht 10/01/2017)

Upper Karnali, Arun III devlopers get one more year to complete financial closure (rep 09/01/2017)

Thori village’s long wait for electricity over, by Shankar Acharya (kp 08/01/2017)

NEA to bring imported power to Kathmandu (ht 08/01/2017)

64pc of squeezed tunnel section treated at Chameliya hydel project (kp 08/01/2017)

Modalities set for paying compensation to Budhigandaki project affected locals (ht 07/01/2017)

600MW Upper Marsyangdi II in limbo (ht 06/01/2017)

Heading Towards Load-shedding-free Society, by Uttam Maharjan (kp 05/01/2017)

Directives on licensing of hydropower projects 2073: Ministry 'leaked' info to hydro developers, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 05/01/2017)

Govt fix land compensation amount for Budhi Gandaki: The compensation amount ranges from Rs524,000 to Rs835,000 per ropani, by Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 04/01/2017), Proposed land compensation plan draws mixed reactions: Most people have expressed dissatisfaction while some have welcomed saying public should also make sacrifices for the development of the 1,200MW project, by Bibek Subedi and Harihar Singh Rathaur (kp 06/01/2017)

2017 to see record hydropower generation: NEA, independent developers adding more than 240 MW to national grid, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 04/01/2017)

Pokhara to be declared load-shedding free (rep 04/01/2017)

‘Reduce power consumption in the morning’ (kp 04/01/2017)

NEA assures regular supply despite shortfall: Power output halves as water levels dip, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/01/2017)

Triumphant year for country’s energy sector: NEA’s campaign to end loadshedding in the Valley and reduce outage hours significantly in other parts stole the show, by Bibek Subedi (kp 01/01/2017)

25MW Upper Madi starts generation, by Lal Prasad Sharma (kp 31/12/2016), 25 MW power added to central transmission line, by Bharat Koirala (ht 31/12/2016)

India to supply 80MW power from tomorrow (kp 31/12/2016)

There will be light: Many have steered NEA in the past, but no one made serious attempt to reduce load-shedding hours but Kulman Ghising, by Bibek Subedi (kp 31/12/2016)

First ever PDA signed with private company: Nepal Water and Energy Development Company will develop Upper Trishuli-1 Hydroelectric Project located at Dhunche in Rasuwa, by Bibek Subedi (kp 30/12/2016), Energy ministry signs PDA with developer of Upper Trishuli-1, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 30/12/2016)

Energy production increasing in the east (ht 30/12/2016)

Budhi Gandaki hydroelectric project: New entity planned to aid land acquisition process (kp 28/12/2016)

Energy promotion in Nepal: The government of Nepal and the development partners have together worked to take renewable and clean energies to the rural areas, by Kjell Tormod Pettersen, Ram Prasad Dhital and Ingrid Dahl-Madse (kp 27/12/2016)

Pancheshwar DPR to be finalised next Feb (kp 27/12/2016)

And there was light: NEA’s Ghising has done a commendable job but energy sufficiency is still far (kp 26/12/2016)

Central region highest in hydropower royalties, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 26/12/2016)

Time for regulation: Legislature-Parliament should immediately endorse the bill to form Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 26/12/2016)

Arun-III and Upper Karnali hydroelectric projects: IBN told to hand over forest land (kp 26/12/2016)

Loadshedding hours down in eastern Nepal, by Leela Ballav Ghimire (kp 25/12/2016)

Teku energy plant yet to come into operation (ht 25/12/2016)

India to supply additional 80MW of electricity, by Bibek Subedi (kp 24/12/2016), NEA to import additional 80 MW power from India, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 24/12/2016)

Empowering the power sector: Instead of playing the victim, Nepal should create an investor-friendly environment; It has been projected that India will have a major electricity deficit by 2022, which has to be filled by exports from Nepal, by Kshiziz Dahal and Abyaya Neopane (kp 23/12/2016)

Electrical shock: Nepal needs to realise that its hydropower potential is not just for export but also for its own industrial growth, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 23/12/2016)

Upper Tamakoshi project: Completion deadline pushed back again, by Bibek Subedi (kp 22/12/2016)

NEA set to add 255 MW power within a month (ht 21/12/2016)

Govt appoints new NEA board members (kp 20/12/2016), NEA gets new board members (kp 20/12/2016)

Bluffing about power: Load shedding has ended more because of power cuts elsewhere than because of better management, by Achyut Wagle (kp 20/12/2016)

Japan firm shows interest in building Tamakoshi III hydro, by Bibek Subedi (kp 18/12/2016)

Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project: Prepare work schedule within 3 days: Minister (kp 18/12/2016)

PM inspects Kulekhani III Hydel Project (ht 18/12/2016)

Power Summit puts spotlight on Nepal’s 10,000MW in 10 yrs goal: Target ambitious but realistic, if policy environment remains stable, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/12/2016) [??], PPA to be signed on ‘take and pay’ basis: Rs 5 million value added tax exemption announced for power producers; Govt not to be involved in hydropower projects with capacity to generate less than 100 MW (ht 16/12/2016), US ambassadors express commitment to regional connectivity enhancement, by Mukul Humagain (kp 17/12/2016), Power Summit ends with commitments of 10,000 MW in 10 years (ht 17/12/2016)

Purchasing power: India’s new policy affects Nepal’s aspiration to boost growth through hydroelectricity, by Bhoj Raj Poudel (kp 16/12/2016)

Not a good idea for now: Smart meters would place a burden on both the NEA and the consumers, by Subrata Lamsal (kp 14/12/2016)

Chameliya hydel project: 45pc of squeezed tunnel treated (kp 14/12/2016)

IPPAN seeks G2G talks to ensure market for power produced in Nepal (ht 14/12/2016)

Control power leakage, says PM (kp 13/12/2016)

NEA's energy loss can be reduced to 12 percent: Ghising (rep 13/12/2016)

Not all bright and sunny: The exemplary solar energy sector has been harmed by inept handling of subsidies, by Bibek Raj Kandel (kp 12/12/2016)

The Indian trap: Energy experts say new Indian policy will discriminate against Nepal’s private sector and non-Indian investors, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 12/12/2016), A continuing trend: India resorts to protectionist measures again even in a sector it has much to gain from (kp 13/12/2016)

B’desh ‘keen’ to develop big hydel projects in Nepal, by Bibek Subedi (kp 11/12/2016)

Dhalkebar substation set for January completion, by Shyam Sundar Shashi and Raj Kumar Karki (kp 11/12/2016)

A month without power outage: Changes felt in daily life; Businesses and factories report fall in operating costs, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 10/12/2016)

ADB pledges $20m aid to spur investment in solar (kp 09/12/2016), Nepal to receive $20m for viability gap funding in solar energy (ht 09/12/2016)

Speaking truth to power: Officials secretly created a deliberate artificial shortage of electricity to enrich themselves while doing untold harm to Nepal's economy, by Shreejana Shrestha, by Shreejana Shrestha (nt 09/12/2016), “Power to the people”, a brief chat with Kulman Ghising, the new Managing Director of NEA (nt 09/12/2016), Power Struggle: If it was any other product, load-shedding of electricity would have been called what it is: black-marketing (nt 09/12/2016)

Cross-border power trading: India’s new rules could pull plug on Nepal-based electricity developers, by Bibek Subedi (kp 08/12/2016), India issues guidelines on cross border trade of electricity (ht 08/12/2016), Indian policy discourages non-Indian hydropower investors, by Rudra Pangeni (rep 08/12/2016), ‘Power trading guideline does not debar pvt firms’ (kp 13/12/2016), India clarifies on guidelines on cross border trade of energy (ht 13/12/2016)

Dordikhola Hydel under construction (ht 07/12/2016)

Budhigandaki Hydropower Project: Dhading, Gorkha lawmakers appeal for calm (rep 07/12/2016)

Power from Mewakhola slashes load shedding: Says Nepal must generate 10 GW in next 15 years for S Asia (ht 05/12/2016)

Kathmandu Valley won’t face power cut till mid-Jan: NEA (rep 05/12/2016)

Economist Sachs stresses hydropower development (rep 05/12/2016)

Eight micro-hydropower projects non-operational in Parbat (ht 04/12/2016)

Ministry axe set to fall on 3 NEA board members: Energy Ministry’s move comes after the trio allegedly held a board  meeting and issued a minute calling on NEA MD Kulman Ghising not to take decisions without getting a nod from the board of directors, by Bibek Subedi (kp 03/12/2016), Obstruction in nea reform process: Board members in question yet to answer to ministry, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/12/2016)

Tunnel road completed at Upper Tamakoshi project, by Bibek Subedi (kp 02/12/2016)

NEA puts a spanner in works of independent power producers (ht 02/12/2016)

Mewakhola hydropower project to start generating electricity in two weeks (ht 01/12/2016)

Locals elated as electricity reaches remote far-west villages: Electricity is being produced from 18 places in Bajhang (ht 30/11/2016)

West Seti may generate less power than projected, by Bibek Subedi and Sanjeev Giri (kp 29/11/2016)

Fumbling in the dark: The renewable energy sector is suffering due to rifts between the AEPC and donors, by Bibek Raj Kandel (kp 28/11/2016)

Toward light: The credit for the success in ending load-shedding goes to one person: NEA chief Kulman Ghising, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 28/11/2016)

Upper Marshyangdi-A likely to go into full production in Dec (kp 28/11/2016)

Budhigandaki project: Landowners seek over Rs1 million per ropani in compensation (kp 27/11/2016), Land acquisition snags as locals reject compensation offer, by Bibek Subedi and Harihar Singh Rathore (kp 28/11/2016), Locals unhappy with hydel compensation (ht 29/11/2016), Locals vandalise office of Budhigandaki hydro (kp 02/12/2016)

Construction of 60 megawatt Upper Trishuli III ‘A’ likely to resume soon (ht 26/11/2016)

Upper Madi hydel project completed (ht 25/11/2016)

Hewakhola A Hydro Project to generate power soon (ht 25/11/2016)

Power producers seek ‘take or pay’ provision implementation (ht 25/11/2016)

Bhairahawa SEZ still doesn't have electricity supply, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 24/11/2016)

IBN launches financial literacy campaign: The programme is aimed at ensuring that residents who received compensation from SJVN Arun III Hydropower Project will use it properly and not spend it recklessly (kp 23/11/2016)

Locals urge govt to develop Tamor Hydropower Project, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 23/11/2016)

GMR Upper Karnali signs land acquisition accords, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 21/11/2016)

Work on Upper Tamakoshi going at full swing, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 21/11/2016)

Arun III hydroelectric project: Compensation paid out for land acquired, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 19/11/2016)

Ending Load-shedding In Kathmandu Valley, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 17/11/2015)

Budhigandaki Hydropower Project: MoE takes initaitive to fix land prices (rep 17/11/2016)

Arun III hydro project: IBN considers extending financial closure deadline, by Bibek Subedi (kp 17/11/2016)

Fate of 36 hydro projects in limbo (ht 17/11/2016)

Registration process for EGCL initiated, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/11/2016)

Feasibility study on power grid synchronisation at 220kV to be finalised soon, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 16/11/2016)

NEA to reward informants for reporting power theft (rep 15/11/2016)

Time for overhaul: The government has ignored the urgent task of unbundling the overburdened Nepal Electricity Authority, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 14/11/2016), Devolving power: Given Nepal’s financial condition, it’d be wise to switch to a model where NEA is detached from the production sector, by Subrata Lamsal (kp 15/11/2016)

Energy minister approves projects he had rejected as PAC chief (ht 13/11/2016)

Upper Tamakoshi hydro power project: Govt to transfer its shares in project to public: Dahal, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 09/11/2016)

Kulekhani water level lowest in three years: Power generation to fall by 13.5 million units: NEA officials (rep 09/11/2016)

NEA yet to give Upper Marsyangdi A operation date (ht 09/11/2016)

NEA working on plan to end load shedding (kp 08/11/2016), Real or gimmicky? Plan to end load-shedding in Kathmandu risks becoming just another tall promise (kp 11/11/2016)

Additional supply, low demand give respite from power cuts (ht 08/11/2016)

How CIAA intervened in hydro projects beyond its jurisdiction: Despite two House committees asking the government not to implement CIAA’s instruction to scrap licences of hydropwoer companies, the Energy Ministry acted as per the CIAA directive, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 07/11/2016)

Chameliya hydroelectric project: Treatment of 15 percent of squeezed tunnel over; Contractor has completed treatment of 34 meters out of 232 meters of the squeezed tunnel section (kp 07/11/2016)

Budhi Gandaki Hydro: Land acquisition to begin from mid-Nov, by Bibek Subedi (kp 06/11/2016)

Upper Marshyangdi ‘A’ resumes generation, by Aash Gurung (kp 06/11/2016)

Puffs of hope: Renewable energy can ease Nepal’s uphill struggle to ensure power to all its citizens, by Ram Prasad Dhital and Muhan Maskey (kp 04/11/2016), Plan to cut load shedding in winter may not happen, by Bibek Subedi (kp 04/11/2016)

NEA working to end power cuts in Valley: NEA boss forms high-level expert committee to study possibility  of providing uninterrupted electricity supply in Kathmandu Valley and three other cities in neighbouring Kavre district (kp 03/11/2016)

Campaign launched to check electricity pilferage in Jhapa (ht 29/10/2016)

Work on Kabeli A project gathers momentum (ht 29/10/2016)

Power Summit 2016 to kick off on Dec 15 (kp 28/10/2016)

Upper Trishuli-1 hydro project: Ministry urged to sign PDA, PPA simultaneously, by Bibek Subedi (kp 27/10/2016)

Api gets nod to set up 8 solar plants (kp 27/10/2016)

Power generated from waste for the first time (ht 27/10/2016)

The PDA for the development of the Upper Trishuli-1 project could be a milestone in more ways than one, by Akilesh Tripathi (rep 24/20/2016)

Arun III hydroelectric project: Compensation fixed for pvt land to be acquired, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 24/10/2016), Distribution of compensation payments for Arun III starts, by Dipendra Shakya (kp 27/10/2016), Arun III-affected families to get compensation (ht 27/10/2016)

Middle Bhotekoshi hydropower projectConstruction works gather pace after Dashain festival, by Anish Tiwari (kp 24/10/2016)

MoE told to reduce power cuts in winter (ht 21/10/2016)

Work on Bheri-Babai Multipurpose Project gathers momentum (ht 21/10/2016)

Bangladesh to build over 1,600 MW hydro projects, by Bibek Subedi (kp 20/10/2016)

Chinese team coming for West Seti talks in Nov: The team will be arriving to finalise the JV negotiations. After the JV company is incorporated, it will start the construction, by Bibek Subedi (kp 18/10/2016)

Construction of 30 MW Ngadi Hydropower to begin within two months (ht 16/10/2016)

Chameliya to commission power by 2017-end (ht 14/10/2016)

NEA to sign performance contract with officials, by Bibek Subedi (kp 09/10/2016)

NEA, AEPC join hands to develop renewable power (kp 07/10/2016)

Upper Karnali hydropower project: GMR signs land acquisition accords (kp 07/10/2016)

Cabinet okays plan to set up power generation Co:The proposed ‘Electricity Generation Company Limited’ will be established under the Company Act 2006, offering 17 percent stake to the general public (kp 07/10/2016)

Chilime-Trishuli transmission line: Construction begins; This is the fourth 220kV transmission line project being developed in Nepal after Khimti-Dhalkebar, Hetauda-Bharatpur and Koshi Corridor projects (kp 06/10/2016), 220 KV Chilime-Trishuli transmission line construction begins (ht 06/10/2016)

WB: Improve NEA’s organisation structure: NEA should be transformed into separate generation, transmission, distribution and power trading entities, according to a WB report (kp 06/10/2016), World Bank stresses on need for country to reform power sector (ht 06/10/2016)

Chameliya slated for Sept ’17, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/10/2016)

Birgunj-Pathlaiya industrial corridor at receiving end of rising power tariff, by Ram Sarraf (ht 05/10/2016)

Body formed to look into power users’ complaints (kp 04/10/2016)

Bandipur in dark for a week (ht 30/09/2016)

Upper Trishuli 3A hydroelectric project: Chinese bank agrees to extend grace period, by Bibek Subedi (kp 29/09/2016)

Time to branch out: Changes in European foreign aid policies are going to affect Nepal’s renewable energy sector, by Bibek Raj Kandel (kp 27/09/2016)

MCC launches feasibility studies of energy projects (kp 27/09/2016)

Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric project: Ministry concludes ‘initial PDA signing’, by Bibek Subedi (kp 26/09/2016)

Sharing the risk: The most practical solution would be for the finance ministry to create a hedge fund to absorb Forex risk, by Akhilesh Tripathi (rep 26/09/2016)

Upper Marsyangdi A starts generating electricity (ht 26/09/2016), 25MW electricity from Upper Marshyangdi A added to national grid, by Aash Gurung (kp 27/09/2016), Upper Marshyangdi-A shut down at NEA’s order, by Aash Gurung (kp 01/10/2016) [Connection to the national grid earlier than planned is not allowed??]

Outage hours to be reduced during Dashain: The state-owned power utility says it is planning to reduce loadshedding hours by two hours from Oct 8 to Oct 15 (kp 25/09/2016) [How does it work? Is there more power at hand during Dasain??]

Chameliya tunnel to be restored soon, by Pushpa Raj Acharya (ht 23/09/2016), Complete Chameliya within 10 months, energy minister tells CGGC (rep 23/09/2016)

Gezhouba to resume work on Chamelia project by Sept-end (kp 23/09/2016)

Construction of hydro projects picks up pace in Panchthar, by Giriraj Baskota (rep 20/09/2016)

Pancheshwar authority likely to miss DPR deadline (kp 18/09/2016)

Karnali-chisapani hydropower plant: Investors from across Saarc to build project; The 10,800MW project on the Karnali River has been planned to be constructed by 2026; The dam will be located near the famed Karnali suspension bridge (kp 17/09/2016)

Upper Karnali hydroelectric project: IBN yet to decide on extension of financial closure deadline, by Bibek Subedi (kp 16/09/2016)

Mewakhola hydropower project to start generating electricity in two weeks (ht 16/09/2016)

Ghising named NEA chief (kp 15/09/2016)

Hydropower Projects: Timely Completion A Must, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 15/09/2016)

Budhi gandaki hydroelectric project: Distribute compensation within 3 months: Minister (kp 15/09/2016)

Arun III land acquisition snags on compensation, by Bibek Subedi and Dipendra Shakya (kp 14/09/2016)

Process to name NTGC chief executive begins (kp 13/09/2016)

Construction of Hewa A hydel project completed (ht 12/09/2016)

Budhigandaki project: Families of 13 VDCs to get compensation, by Harihar Singh Rathour (kp 08/09/2016)

Minister likely to sack NEA chief: The process of removing Kafle began two months ago when a panel formed to appraise his performance gave him failing grades (kp 08/09/2016)

Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric project: Energy minister tells officials to conclude PDA (kp 07/09/2016)

‘Need for FDI to develop hydropower sector’ (ht 07/09/2016)

Arun-III hydropower project:Developer seeks extension to financial closure deadline, by Bibek Subedi (kp 05/09/2016)