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)
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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