Nepal possesses abundant water resources that have the potential to drive economic development. The passage highlights the diverse uses of water, ranging from basic needs to hydropower generation. . . . Read more »
For hydroelectricity to be a profitable commodity in the regional market, it is important to have quality assurance that meets international standards: a reliable supply to meet market . . . Read more »
The unsuccessful attempts made over the past two and a half decades to start the development of this project provide important lessons for other large hydropower projects in . . . Read more »
The Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project (PMP) is a project proposed under the treaty between Nepal and India on Integrated Development of Mahakali barrage to reap the benefits through the generation of . . . Read more »
The successful implementation of this project will be important for garnering knowledge about the maximum utilisation of the country's water resources and topography for hydropower . . . Read more »
110 years down the line, hydropower sector in Nepal faces similar challenges that the oldest project had faced during its construction. While Pharping Hydropower Project demonstrates that hydropower . . . Read more »
There is no doubt that large reservoir projects are indispensable for the sustainability of Nepal's hydro resource-based electricity system. Similarly, the development of reservoir-based hydropower . . . Read more »
Christian Ulhar, an Austrian native, first identified the Upper Tamakoshi hydropower project in 1990 while he was studying Nepal’s mountain region. His pre-feasibility study concluded that the . . . Read more »
It took 10 years for the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to develop the 30-MW Chameliya Hydropower Project. The project epitomises the troubles that energy projects pursued by the government . . . Read more »
The success of Chilime also makes a strong case for why the NEA should provide a better purchase rate for other hydropower . . . Read more »
Budhi Ganga Hydropower Project, located in Achham district on the Budhi Ganga River, was first identified as a peaking run-of-river hydroelectric project in 1996. Its feasibility study was completed . . . Read more »
Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has been forcing banks and financial institutions (BFIs) to speedily increase their investment in hydropower projects. However, Nepali BFIs are complaining that they are being . . . Read more »
Hydropower projects have been identified as the major attractive ventures for FDI given the export potential of hydroelectricity in the sub-continent and constricted investment capacity of Nepali . . . Read more »
Chilime Hydropower Company Limited (CHCL) was incorporated in 1995 with an objective of hydroelectricity generation through optimum utilisation of resources within the country. Nepal Electricity . . . Read more »
Established on March 12, 1998, Arun Valley Hydropower Development Company Limited (AVHDCL) is the first private sector initiative in Nepal by Nepali investors to produce hydroelectricity. The company . . . Read more »
Kulekhani Hydroelectricity Project is the country's only reservoir-based power project so far. The two operational projects (60 MW Kulekhani I and 32 MW Kulekhani II) are supported by the Kulekhani . . . Read more »
Established on June 19, 2003, Api Power Company (APC) was transformed into a public limited company on July 21, 2003. Besides producing hydroelectricity, generating power from renewable sources is . . . Read more »
Nepal and India
Two Natural Partners for Power Trade
The Nepal-India power cooperation started decades ago. Since the construction of the 1MW Fewa 1 hydropower project, the first hydropower project with Indian assistance, in the late sixies, the two . . . Read more »
Nepal Water and Energy Development Company (NWEDC), the developer of 216MW Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project and Independent Power Producers’ Association- Nepal (IPPAN) and International Finance Corporation . . . Read more »
In these times of sustainability, innovation and climate change, the approach to building Greenfield transmission lines demands careful attention to the minutest detail especially in the face of the . . . Read more »
