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A
Welcome Powerful Move : With such power generation
goals, Nepal needs to pace up in moving that
quantity of electricity not only across the country
but across borders and that too efficiently (rep
19/12/2024)
NEA
earns Rs 9.11 billion profit as revenue reaches Rs
41.8 billion (kh 18/12/2024)
Upper
Arun misses financial closure deadline (ae
18/12/2024)
River
flow declines, power cuts to hit industrial areas
during peak hours (rep 17/12/2024), Industrial
power cuts expected to continue (ae 18/12/2024)
Sanjen
Hydropower Project starts commercial production
(rn 17/12/2024)
NEA to cut
power to industries amid Upper Tamakoshi shutdown
(rep 17/12/2024)
Central
bank declines NEA’s call to freeze defaulters’
accounts : Request to disable industrial firms’
accounts should come from government or law
enforcement, says an NRB official, by
Purushottam Poudel (kp 16/12/2024)
IPPAN
chair calls for South Korean investment in Nepal’s
hydropower sector (kh 16/12/2024)
Construction
of New Butwal-Bardaghat Transmission Line
completes (kh 13/12/2024)
Feet
in two boats :
Nepal cannot
look to both
keep
increasing the
import of LPG
and to
electrify its
economy
(kp
13/12/2024)
Nepal’s
third
storage-type
project
expected to be
completed by
May 2026 : The
$505 million
140MW Tanahu
hydropower
project has
reached 63
percent of the
physical
progress,
by Samjhana
Rasaili (kp
12/12/2024), Tanahun
Hydropower
hits 63
percent
completion
(ae
12/12/2024)
Electric
or LPG stoves:
Why is Nepal
desperate to
build a gas
pipeline? :
Last week,
Nepal’s
industry
minister
visited Delhi
to discuss a
cross-border
LPG pipeline,
by Krishana
Prasain (kp
09/12/2024)
Women
organise to
negotiate for
land
compensation
for hydel
plant’s
impacts : For
indigenous
women’s group
Masto Lafa
Bheja, money
as
compensation
for leaving
their homeland
is not enough,
by Ellie Davis
(kp
08/12/2024)
Seti
hydel project
begins
commercial
power
generation
(kh
06/12/2024)
Cost
of electricity
exports :
Power exports
may not
benefit
Nepalis
despite
earning
billions in
revenue,
by Bishal
Thapa (kp
05/12/2024)
Upper
Tamakoshi
Hydropower
Project
targets
resumption by
December 25
amid intensive
repairs
(kh
04/12/2024)
Super
Kabeli 'A'
Hydropower
Project
formally
initiates
power
generation
(rep
04/12/2024)
Minister
Khadka sets up
office at NEA
amid tensions
with Kulman
Ghising
(kh
04/12/2024) [Continued efforts by Oli and Khadka to discredit the
proven
competent head
of the NEA?]
Construction
of 400 kV
substation in
Bahrabise
progressing
rapidly
(ae
04/12/2024)
Nepal’s
Energy Trade
Leap with
Bangladesh and
India, by
Shirish A
Adhikari (kh
29/11/2024)
Investment
Board grants
approval to
hydropower
projects
including
Budhi Gandaki
: The board
also decided
to increase
the capacity
of the West
Seti
Hydropower
Project from
750 MW to 800
MW and amended
the licence
for its
defined
boundary area
(kp
29/11/2024)
HAN
requests
Energy
Minister to
ensure
electricity to
hotels like
that of
industries
(kh
28/11/2024)
NEA
moves to
freeze shares
of 34
industries
over unpaid
electricity
dues (kh
27/11/2027), NEA
writes to NRB
to freeze
accounts of
defaulting
industries,
by Dilip
Poudel (rep
28/11/2024)
Underground
cable project
faces years of
delays, by
Hari Prasad
Sharma (kh
27/11/2024)
MCA-Nepal
relaunches 297
km
transmission
line bid
(kh
27/11/2024)
168
MW of
electricity
linked to
national grid
(ae
26/11/2024)
Climate-induced
disasters
threaten
hydropower
projects,
by Krishna
Prasad
Bhandari (ae
25/11/2024)
15-day
NEA deadline
ending, no
defaulter firm
pays power
bills : Team
formed to
determine
energy
consumption
starts work,
by Purushottam
Poudel (kp
25/11/2024)
Three
hydropower
projects
completed in
Chilime
(kh
24/11/2024)
Grant
scheme
launched to
boost energy
efficiency in
industries and
enterprises :
Initiative to
promote
sustainable
practices and
reduce carbon
emissions
(kp
23/11/2024)
Power
from Sanjen
Hydro Project
connected to
national grid
(kh
23/11/2024)
Business
activity
stalls in
Budhi Gandaki
project area :
Government
policy bans
construction
and land
transactions
in the
proposed
1,200MW
project area.
Delayed work
has left
everyone
worried,
by Hariram
Upreti (kp
22/11/2024)
Nepal
exports
electricity
worth Rs 12.72
billion to
India in four
months (rn
20/11/2024)
Prioritise
West Seti
Hydropower
Project,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
19/11/2024)
Three-member
panel formed
to resolve
electricity
tariff dispute
(rep
18/11/2024)
Commercialization
of hydrogen
energy:
Nepal’s
Challenges
(sp
15/11/2024)
Nepal-Bangladesh
power trade :
A Significant
Achievement,
by Keshab
Poudel (sp
15/11/2024)
Nepal
begins
exporting
electricity to
Bangladesh
(kh
15/11/2024), Nepal
begins
historic power
export to
Bangladesh via
India :
Bangladesh
Chief Adviser
Yunus calls
for a South
Asian grid to
share
hydroelectricity
of Nepal and
Bhutan, by
Sangam Prasain
(kp
16/11/2024), Breakthrough
In Trilateral
Energy
Cooperation,
by Ballav
Dahal (rn
18/11/2024), Nepal
lights up
South Asia,
by Kamal Dev
Bhattarai (ae
18/11/2024), A
promising
start : The
export of 40MW
of electricity
to Bangladesh
could herald a
sea-change in
power trade
(kp
19/11/2024)
Nepal
requests WB to
expedite
financial
management of
1,063 MW Upper
Arun
Hydroelectric
Project
(rep
13/11/2024)
Karnali
aims for full
electrification
within 18
months (ae
12/11/2024)
Tilicho
Lake's base
camp connected
with national
power grid
(rn
10/11/2024), In
a boost for
tourism,
national power
grid extends
to Tilicho
base camp :
Hotels and
restaurants in
upper Manang
now have
relief from
unreliable
solar and
generator
power, by
Aash Gurung
(kp
14/11/2024)
Dam
construction
for 100MW
Super Trishuli
project begins
: The largest
private-sector
funding will
build a
24.5-metre-tall
dam on the
Trishuli
river. Unlike
other hydel
projects, no
tunnel will be
needed to
divert water,
by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel
(kp
06/11/2024)
SC
clears 10,000
MW Power Trade
Agreement with
India (kh
05/11/2024)
Construction
of
Chilime-Trishuli
220 kV
transmission
line completes
(rn
04/11/2024), Nepal
completes
220kV
Chilime-Trishuli
transmission
line : This
crucial
development
for the energy
sector could
open the doors
to electricity
trading with
China, by
Sangam Prasain
(kp
05/11/2024)
1,602
megawatt power
demanded on
Laxmi Puja
(kh
01/11/2024)
NEA
exports 200MW
of surplus
electricity to
India (rep
29/10/2024)
Explosives
shortage
stalls more
than 120
hydropower
projects : As
India fails to
meet Nepal’s
needs, power
producers warn
prolonged
crunch may
jeopardise
country’s
energy goals,
by Anil Giri
(kp
26/10/2024)
34
industries
face power
cuts amid NEA
line disputes
(kh
25/10/2024), NEA
cuts power
supply to 34
industries
(rep
25/10/2024), NEA
cuts power to
industries
while PM and
Energy
Minister
remain
spectators
(kh
27/10/2024), Standoff
over unpaid
energy bills
drags on : As
both Nepal
Electricity
Authority and
industrialists
stand firm,
government
fails to break
the logjam,
by Purushottam
Poudel (kp
28/10/2024), 12
industries
start paying
arrears in
installments
following line
cuts (rep
28/10/2024)
88
MW power added
to national
transmission
grid in 100
days (rn
24/10/2024) [But this is not an achievement of the Oli government!]
Tanahun
hydropower
project sees
above 50 per
cent progress
(rep
20/10/2024)
Ghodegaun
celebrates
return of
electricity
after 23 years
: Restoration
of power opens
new
opportunities
for villagers,
improving
daily life and
supporting
farming
activities
(kp
14/10/2024)
Energy
Minister seeks
clarification
from NEA
Executive
Director
Ghising
(kh
09/10/2024)
Rahughat
Hydropower
Project :
Nepal-India
Hydropower
Collaboration
(sp
04/10/2024)
Middle
Bhotekoshi :
Final Stage
(sp
04/10/2024)
Improve
Quality Of
Distribution :
Construction
of 220 kV
Udipur
Substation
Completed
(sp
04/10/2024)
Historic
agreement
signed to
export Nepal’s
power to
Bangladesh
(kh
03/10/2024) [Even though Nepal currently has to import a lot of
electricity
from India?],
Three-nation
deal signed
for Nepal to
trade power
with
Bangladesh via
India
Nepal will
soon start
selling 40 MW
of power to
Bangladesh, in
a first with a
third country
(kh
04/10/2024)
Power
generation
from 16 plants
halted in Ilam
(rn
03/10/2024)
Tripartite
deal on power
export to
Bangladesh to
be signed on
Thursday : NEA
projects
earnings of
USD 9.216
million
annually from
the
electricity
export deal,
by Seema
Tamang (kp
01/10/2024)
Floods
and landslides
damage 11
hydropower
projects
generating
625.96 MW of
electricity :
Government
reported that
approximately
Rs1.35 billion
worth of
damage has
been sustained
in river
control and
irrigation
systems
(kp
30/09/2024)
Nepal
imports 300 MW
of electricity
from India to
address
domestic
shortage
caused by
hydropower
damage
(rep
29/09/2024)
Mandu
Hydropower
halts
production as
Bagmati floods
cause
structural
damage
(rep
29/09/2024), Monsoon
disasters
damage 16
hydropower
projects
(kh
29/09/2024)
Heavy
rainfall
affects power
production
across
multiple
hydropower
projects
(rep
28/09/2024), Incessant
rain disrupts
power supply
across
Kathmandu
Valley (kh
28/09/2024), Tamakoshi
River washes
away tower of
transmission
line, cutting
power supply
to Kathmandu
(kh
28/09/2024), Water
level at
Kulekhani I
Hydropower
Station
recedes,
operating at
full capacity
(rep
28/09/2024)
Nepal
needs a green
hydrogen
roadmap : A
hydrogen
authority and
simplified
licensing for
hydrogen
projects are a
must, by
Ram Lama and
Lakshman Lama
(ae
26/09/2024)
Department
of Electricity
Development
seeks
applications
to conduct
feasibility
study for six
hydropower
projects
(rep
25/09/2024)
Niseldhor
still in
darkness
(rn
24/09/2024)
Madhya
Bhotekoshi to
generate
electricity
before Dashain
(rep
22/09/2024), 102MW
Middle
Bhotekoshi
project close
to electricity
generation :
Started in
2013, the
Sindhupalchok
project has
become one of
the longest in
the works
(kp
23/09/2024)
Decentralising
power in Nepal
: The
country’s
distributed
generation
strategy also
reduces new
risks from
climate
breakdown,
by Bikash
Pandey (nt
20/09/2024)
Compensation
distribution
begins for MCC
transmission
line
construction
(kh
20/09/2024)
Construction
of Rahughat
Hydropower
Project
achieves 80
percent
completion
(rep
20/09/2024)
Construction
of 220 kV
Khudi
substation
completes, Rs
16 billion
spent (rep
19/09/2024)
Dedicated
trunk line
dispute: NEA
to issue final
warning, to
disconnect
power supply
for
non-payment
(rep
19/09/2024)
Electricity
through
national grid
reaches Susta,
across the
Narayani River
(rep
15/09/2024)
Upper
Tamakoshi :
People's
Choice (sp
13/09/2024)
Harnessing
the Future:
Green Hydrogen
As a
Game-Changer
In The Fight
Against
Climate Change,
by Madhu Kumar
Marasini (sp
13/09/2024)
GMR
ropes in two
Indian
partners for
900MW Upper
Karnali hydel
project : Says
collaboration
with two of
India’s public
sector
undertakings
will provide
much-needed
boost to the
Rs146 billion
project,
by Sangam
Prasain (kp
13/09/2024)
‘Pancheshwar
should not be
extended under
any pretext’
(ae
13/09/2024)
Rising
electrocution
deaths blamed
on Nepal
Electricity
Authority’s
negligence :
In Madhesh
alone, 449
people have
died from
electric
shocks over
the past five
years, by
Binod Ghimire
(kp
09/09/2024)
Chilime-Trishuli
transmission
line
construction
reaches final
stage (kh
08/09/2024)
Land
dispute stalls
power line
construction
in Karnali :
People in the
province
grapple with
power cuts and
low-voltage
issues, as
they are
supplied by a
33 kV
transmission
line built 35
years ago,
by Krishna
Prasad Gautam
(kp
08/09/2024)
'Nepal
needs Rs 910
billion by
2040 to build
transmission
lines for
utilization of
28,500 MW of
electricity'
(rep
06/09/2024)
Transformer
issue at
Dhalkebar
Substation
disrupts power
supply in
Janakpur
region
(rep
05/09/2024)
Nepal
has enormous
biomass
potential,
research shows
: By
converting
waste biomass,
the country
can produce
1.7 to 5
million tonnes
of pellet or
briquette and
biochar,
by Sangam
Prasain (kp
01/09/2024)
268
households to
be affected by
Lower Arun
Hydel Project
(rep
01/09/2024)
MCA-Nepal
signs contract
for 18-km
cross-border
transmission
line (rep
30/08/2024), MCC
compact’s
entry into
force a year
old : Contract
for 18km power
line signed.
Land
acquisition
must for
project’s
success:
Official,
by Anil Giri
(kp
31/08/2024)
Stakeholders
agree on
completing
construction
of 102 MW
Middle
Bhotekoshi
Transmission
Line (rep
30/08/2024)
Nepal
earned Rs 4.19
billion by
exporting
electricity to
India in the
first month of
current FY
(rep
28/08/2024)
Nepal
Makes Strides
In
Electrification,
by Uttam
Maharjan (rn
27/08/2024)
Nepal’s
electricity
consumption
triples over
eight years
(kh
25/08/2024), Nepal’s
electricity
use triples
(ae
28/08/2024)
In
a year, MCC
projects have
made
significant
achievements,
claim
officials :
Despite
Nepal’s bad
experience
with land
acquisition
and
compensation
distribution,
the MCA-Nepal
has not faced
any hiccups
(kp
22/08/2024)
Electrifying
energy sector
: Promoting
electricity
and fossil
fuel
simultaneously,
the government
seems to have
a dubious
approach
(kp
22/08/2024)
28
percent of
local levels
are yet to
receive
full-fledged
electricity
supply
(rep
20/08/2024), 539
of 753 local
levels fully
electrified;
99% of
citizens now
have access to
power: NEA
(kh
20/08/2024)
India
raises imports
of Nepal’s
energy to
nearly 1,000
MW : The
southern
neighbour on
Monday
approved a
plan to import
an additional
251 MW from
Nepal, by
Sangam Prasain
(kp
20/08/2024)
Construction
of Dhalkebar-Loharpatti
transmission line completes
(rep 15/08/2024)
Nepal’s
electricity production capacity
tripled to 3,157 MW in past
eight years (rep 12/08/2024)
NEA
halves electricity leakage over
eight years (kh 11/08/2024)
NEA
earned Rs 82 billion during my
tenure: MD Ghising (rep
10/08/2024)
Nepal
invests billions in hydel. But
new fuel pipelines will grow
carbon footprint : India has
agreed to build new petroleum
pipelines, storage. Another
pipeline to supply LPG to Nepal
is on the table, by Krishana
Prasain (kp 10/08/2024)
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